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I have a single family home, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, single story, 1800 sq. ft. in a nice suburb community in Houston, Texas. I purchased the home in 2009 for 121K and I would like to sell it today for 170K. It has had o...
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Hello, everyone! Merry Christmas to all. Over the past weeks, I have been educating myself on everything that has to do with real estate investing. I have decided to start with wholesaling since I don't have much mone...
I am very much an aspiring investor in Grand Rapids and West Michigan and am checking off my list of needs (CPA, PM, capital, lending etc) but one area that keeps tripping me up is asset protection (i.e. umbrella poli...
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When I'm buying property at steep discounts, I've had people ask me "isn't that predatory, buying someone's house for 'less' than it's worth?"It's something worthy of consideration. I've meditated on it myself because...
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Hello BPers,
So I was out and about today and like always I was keeping a keen eye out for properties that look distressed. I happened to find two properties on a nice street that completely stood out. I d...
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I've been researching lease options on the internet and there is a lot of information and coaching on the subject. But when I do my research to find out if lease options are legal in Texas I'm getting mixed informatio...
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Hey everyone - I have another question to help get me to my next tenant. I have been to multiple sites trying to research the ESA laws in Utah, but am coming up with conflicting info. I read that as long as I have und...
I just purchased some real estate. When I made my first offer, the person helping me said the seller needed X amount of dollars for EMD. The seller responded with a counter-offer and we finally came to an agreement on...
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OK, I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT IM NEW TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING. I HAVE DONT NUMEROUS REMODELING JOBS FOR INVESTORS BUT NEVER INVESTED IN PROPERTY MYSELF. I WAS SEARCHING FOR A HOME WHEN I CAME ACROSS A NICE DEAL. I ...