Erica Nagle
SCAM...beware inexperienced investors!
Not that we are super experienced but if we hadn't taken classes this is something we may have fallen for. Recently we found a house for sale by owner on Zillow. We contacted the seller and received a text back that i...
Corey Dutton
Have You Fallen Victim to a Lending Scam? Share Your Story
We write on the topic of loan scams often and we always get a lot of responses from victims of these scams. People often ask, “Who do I report this to?” and unfortunately there is no straightforward or clear answer...
Brian Orr
Are the seminars valuable or scams?
I've heard multiple times on podcasts, people that speak of large value from continued education, conferences, seminars, etc... But i've also seen a few BP blog posts warning that they are scams... The one around here...
Gianluca Rossi
Existing Road Maintenance Agreement, obligations for new buyer
Hi,We bought mid-December a property on a private road in the Hudson Valley (NY). We were not able to visit the property until last week. On Tuesday, one of the other people living in the property told us we owe him $...
Mitchell Barna
Fake Hard Money Lender?
Hi there, I was contacted by a hard money lender via LinkedIn shortly after my first post on BP forums. I thought this to be strange someone would randomly reach out and ask if I need funding, however given the networ...
Pat L.
Even the best can get scammed
sobering but it happens .... to the besthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/b...
Susan Bearce
Question about Crime within a mile from a deal
i found a great deal with cash flow but the neighborhood was rated high crime,,,it is close to the local college and 10 minutes from stores and the beach..is this a walk away???? it comes with renters already who ha...
Creig Leu
Dealing with squatters
So I am just getting started on my third flip. It is in kendallville Indiana just north of Fort Wayne indiana. When I showed up this morning to get things rolling on the demo I noticed that someone lived there all thi...
Mark Hu
Wiring deposit funds before purchase agreement signed?
We recently had a seller request we wire the deposit funds into escrow before they signed the purchase agreements. We backed out on this request. The escrow agent said that this was common practice but we have never h...
Andres Andrade
SCAM or NOT? Help please
TOPIC: Scam or Not Hi all! My wife and I are about to close on our 2nd property and listed our first property for rent. We received a message on Zillow asking us if we are interested in doing a corporate lease and we ...