Hello BP community. I am a newbie to real estate investing and located in the bay area. I am looking for my first deal around Freno, CA area (want to start local). I have spoken to few realtors. 3/2 SFHs are priced ar...
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I recently closed on my 1st property in Cleveland and it has been a nightmare dealing with the property management company I hired. They haven't been able to rent it out claiming that I am asking for too much rent and...
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Hello all,
A business partner and I have found ourselves in a pickle with a single-family rehab project that we are looking to flip on the backend. This is a 3 bed 2 bath home that we found on Craigslist and purchase...
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I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
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Hubby and I have multiple units out of state in Michigan. What that said, we have contractors doing the work for us, and overseeing things, while they communicate with us. I just had someone sign a lease on Monday, ...
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So here I am wanting to make the most of the new year ahead and the questions I am always interested in for investors who have been flipping houses for a while is.....How did you fund your first flip? How did you fund...
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Hello,I am completely burned out on finding deals using bandit signs. I would like to create a system that is more targeted and scalable & have decided to test out direct mail to tax delinquent properties. Tryin...
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Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful – A Lesson From The Financial Crisis
“Be fearful when others are greedy; be greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
There is a lot of fear in the market place right now. T...
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With apologies to J Scott - typically, my team and I refer to our houses by the street number. In this case, we have two houses side-by-side, and referring to them by the street number is confusing everyone... so we'r...