Femi Ibrahim
How New Western Acquisitions Made Me Lose my Life Savings ($70k)
I bought a house from Tanner Hester (a New Western agent) in June 2019. There were lots of issues with the house as follows:1) The house was built without a permit2) The house was for the most part sitting on the floo...
Ann Howell
Fraud with our Birmingham turnkey property
In March 2015, we worked through Maverick Investor Group to purchase a property in Birmingham, Alabama. The Seller was Birmingham Income Properties - owned by Brad Lewis and Bryan Conwill. Property Management would ...
Brandon Foken
My Direct Mail Campaign Results Have Been Atrocious
Hey There BPers,
Myself and my business partner have been spending a significant amount of time on our direct mail campaign and so far, our results have been subpar to say the least. We have sent out a total ...
Marcus Auerbach
Newbies: investing is not rocket science - don't let the gurus tell you otherwise
Alright, I just read a post from a guru pitching services on BP. I did not want to respond with what I really think, but let me tell you my story here instead.
In 2007 I went to a RichDad seminar: after the free Thur...
Will Barnard
The Truth about Wholesaling!
There are so many people and companies out there who claim to be wholesalers and many more newbies who claim to want to start out in wholesaling as a means to get started in the biz.
Let me tell you about a recent ex...
Jay Hinrichs
The 2% rule kills values
As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...
Ken Weiner
Anderson Business Advisors
I'm interested in talking to anyone that has hired Anderson Business Advisors for help with asset protection strategies. This is the firm founded by author Clint Coons who wrote Asset Protection for Real Estate Inves...
Account Closed
Should I file for bankruptcy?
A couple disclaimers before I start:If you look through my profile and previous posts, you'll see that I am young (just turned 22), and also may believe I don't have the right mindset or maturity yet to start REI. Thi...
Joe S.
Who is investing in their own physical health?
So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...
James G.
Is Buying a home for idiots?
Hi BP. I’ve heard a lot of real estate investors, including Grant Cardone, say that buying a home is one of the worst financial decisions you can make. What is everyone’s thoughts in this matter?
I know that house ha...