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My name is Jake Blickenstaff and I live in Blue Springs, Missouri (East of Kansas City, Missouri). I do not have any significant background in real estate but am getting into it. I currently am a Power Plant Operat...
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Hi Everyone,
Just signed up to BP yesterday, seems like a great community and a great place to network. I’m originally from Phoenix, but have been working overseas for the past few years. I’m currently in China on...
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Hello, I'm moving forward on my 1st direct mail campaign for wholesale leads.Anyone have advice on how to analyze markets to pull zip codes to target?I'm looking to work in Oakland and Sacramento, but am unsure on how...
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Hi everyone this is Michael Haines from sunny Laguna Hills, California. I am a long time lurker and reader of BP and, I decided that I should jump aboard to take advantage of all of the benefits that BP has to offe...
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Hello BP Community,
My name is Lucas Bennett, I am 28 years old, and I would like to connect with all of you.
I have been reading the forum posts pretty religiously for the last 6 months or so, and I fi...
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Hello, I am Joshua. I joined BP after listening to the podcasts and reading the UBG. I won't be investing for at least a few years since I am only interested in all cash investing. I am here to learn and do as much...
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I have posted a couple of threads, but I realize that I have not properly introduced myself. My name is Tony, and I live in rural Arizona near the southwest border. I became interested in real estate recently due t...
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Hello BP, I have been doing some research trying to find cheaper ways to market and better ways to find motivated sellers. I have come across facebook ads frequently, but many people are saying that they have mixed re...
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Hi everyone, I'm new to real estate investing and i've had a great time going over all of the info I've read so far on this site and I'm looking forward to getting more tips and advice from all of you. I'm in the Ant...
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Hello everyone!
My name is Robert Portal and I am new to the real estate world. I live in Anaheim, CA and one of the recurring things I keep hearing is that Orange County is a rather difficult market to get i...