Jesse Smith
How did it become "normal" for sellers to pay the buyer's agent?
I'm in the process of selling my primary residence FSBO. We are in a very popular neighborhood, so for now, we won't be going through a listing agent. We are also real estate investors, and we've been on the buy and...
Johnson H.
18 Year Real Estate Cycles - Next Bust 2024?
I have been researching real estate cycles and found real estate economist Homer Hoyt theory of 18 year real estate cycle in the 1930's. In the early 90's economist Fred E. Foldvary predicted the real estate crash in ...
Aimee Knier
Coffee with tenant to discuss late rent?
I just read an article that made a recommendation that I found weird and not a good idea, and want to get an outside opinion. When your tenant has been consistently late in rent and is clearly in danger of eventually ...
Corey Lyons
House Hacking Expensive Markets
Hey guys!Long time lurker, first time poster!I live in Ventura, Ca and the market is through the roof like most other markets. The rent i currently pay is WAY more than id like to and i would like to get started on my...
David C.
SDIRA experience - is it really worth the hype?
I have been looking opening a SDIRA. I have read/heard many tout the overall benefits and flexibility of using an SDIRA, but when I looked into it a little more, the SDIRA seemed to lose its luster with several restr...
Pete Storseth
$1000 for a coach on finding motivated sellers?
I met a guy online that seems very ethical, so I reached out to him.I scheduled a skype meeting with him even though he's local to work around our schedules. After a generally good conversation, he offered to work wi...
Dylan Swanson
Cons of having a realtor license?
Hi all,I'm considering getting my real estate agent license. I think I'm aware of most of the pros, but I was wondering if I could get your feedback as to what might be the cons of being a realtor who also looks for ...
Robert Taylor
Should I spend the time necessary to try to create a "brand name" for my flips?
I've been flipping houses full time now for about 2 years, I did it part time from around 2004 to 2007 and got back in a couple of years ago when I saw and heard that the market was good again for flipping. In my f...
Ray Loveless
My Painter wants half down. What's the best way to cover my self?
I'm doing a small flip on a house 2 hours away in Utah. A fellow BP member gave me a referral of another flipper in the area. I called him about contractor suggestions and he mentioned that his son does painting and o...
Justin Case
Stock Option Trading?
Has anyone had success trading stock options?
If so how did you learn?
Books? Any recommendations on what ones?