Mark Weins
How to check if my phone number is spam
Hi,
So I have a top 99% connect rate of 21% and today I started cold calling 18 prospects and I had 0 connects. If I had normal phone numbers then I would expect an average of 3-4 connects by dialing 18 people based ...
Liam Naughton
Well I just overpaid... Don't do what I did
A pipe burst at one of my properties due to the cold weather.I called around to get it fixed and ended up going with a referral from someone at my brokerage.RED FLAG #1: He sounded rushed on the phone, he was in the m...
Ian Hoover
Craigslist ads keep getting pulled
Hi BP,
I thought I would reach out and see if anyone else has had the same issues and maybe knows a way around it, I post tons of ads of craigslist and recently the last few months have had a hard time keepin...
Account Closed
what to do if repair costs exceed ARV?
Hey guys i am currently bidding on a deal i want to wholesale. I got my contractor out to the property to give me a repair estimate and the amount of money to repair the property is $140,835 and the ARV is bewtween 1...
Barrett Anderson
Subdividing a large lot into a flag lot... what are the costs?
Hey I am analyzing a deal that has the potential to be subdivided into 2 lots with one of them being a flag lot. There is an existing house (which is already updated) on the front of the lot. It is currently .68 acr...
John Thedford
Craigslist: It Has Worked Well For Me
For anyone considering using Craigslist....I would say "DO IT"! I also do some direct mail but not enough that I have generated any deals! However, within the past 2 months I was able to get two properties under contr...
Mike T.
Craigslist Help
I am currently buying about 10 parcels of vacant land a month in different parts of the country. I am trying to post ads in multiple craigslist markets. I only post one ad per day per account but I am getting 80% of...
Kenneth Woodall
How To Structure My Properties (LLC and write-off question)
I own a few properties (SFR, duplexes) in various states: CA (2 multis), FL (2 multis), TN (1 SFR). All are sole-proprietorship. Some are paid off, others have mortgages.1: How would you structure these in LLCs (I kn...
Rick Bassett
Prefer to rent from owner
I've been renting houses for some time now and I'm always taken back by the comment "I prefer to rent from an owner/landlord directly" from prospective tenants. My inclination is that this is a red flag as it immediat...
Sendil Thangavelu
Rental applicant pattern of too many enquiries in their credit but great score
Hello,I have an applicant for my rental property that has a great credit score, but for the last 4 months I see a pattern of 5-10 enquiries per month in their credit score. When I asked about this, they said that , t...