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Some of you have asked me to articulate how in fact I screwed up a seemingly profitable deal. This was my second property, which was my first attempt at a flip. My first property was a buy & hold, which I view a...
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Earlier today, on the way to work, I was listening to the BP Podcast #285 as per my usual routine (another great podcast by the way). But after hearing some of the guest's comments about building multi-family and rent...
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Obama sounded almost giddy on how well the country is doing. The stated unemployment rate only ROSE to 9.9%. HOORAY! (however, when you include EVERYTHING in that category, it is 17.4%, almpost a record high)He says t...
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Hello BPers. I wanted to start a new topic for Fayetteville, NC. I was hoping to make some connections with some other investors who were interested in, or familiar with Fayetteville, NC. I am looking for my next deal...
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Recently, another investor that I have done tons of business with over the years called me because he came across a house that he knew I would like. Up and coming neighborhood that I knew really well, multi family th...
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I have been researching and planning on developing a storage facilities that uses shipping containers as the storage, Im looking for some input on what people think about this idea?
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So I recently came across a new way to make money in real estate it's called a reverse short sale. Basically in a nutshell we would wait for a short sale to fall apart and then after that happens we would go to the au...
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So, I actually try to respond to the yellow letters I receive. I figure that everything is for sale if the price is right and it's always nice to form a connection with a someone in the same market. But my goodness fo...
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I was reviewing background checks and stuff of our tenants (we got 5 properties with tenants) and noticed something. A young mid 20s couple with a 4 year old. The husband was charged with domestic violence a year ago ...