Neil Hicks
About to retire from job to Austin
Hello everyone in BP-Land. I'm Neil Hicks, and I'm about 18 months (and a year in Afghanistan...) away from retiring after spending a long time in the US Air Force. I plan on relocating to the Austin area after I r...
Dean C.
Licensed agents: Investor or agent first?
I've made the decision and am working toward getting licensed as an agent (well, it's "broker") here in Illinois. And yet, I'm doing so to break out of the corporate world so I can devote 100% of my time to real esta...
Dave Hurt
How a wholesaler just lost me as a buyer
Hi folks,Thought I'd share an experience I just had...especially for newer wholesalers out there trying to get started. I found a FSBO on Craigslist that turned out to be a wholesaler. Reached out to him about the p...
Brandon Smith
New house, new tenant, new issues (smoking)
I've recently bought a larger second duplex, the current tenant has been there for 15 years. She smokes inside, pays a very low monthly rent, and doesn't use most of the space. Sucks on my end especially since I don't...
Erik Snyder
Newbie in Philadelphia/Manayunk/Conshohocken/King of Prussia/Phoenixville/Spring City
Hi All,I'm looking to buy my first property in the Philadelphia area.My name is Erik, and I'm a 27 y/o young professional working in the King of Prussia/Philadelphia area.Much of what I've learned about real estate in...
Account Closed
Extraordinary and unexpected pandemic increase in house prices...
Here is an article by Don Layton: Senior Industry Fellow at Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University: "The extraordinary and unexpected pandemic increase in house prices: causes and implications" Click h...
Account Closed
People on the move...middle class moving from expensive cities to cheaper cities
Here's an interactive map that uses the 2000 and 2010 census data. http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map?ref=usNotice the following:Larger, expensive cities have not seen large percentage increases in populatio...
Aaron Wyssmann
Pool Party Anyone? In the basement...
While inspecting a house today I found this The tenant I was speaking with of course said that it was his roommates and not his. He said, "he's had a couple party with some girls over." I bet he has.Needless to say ...
LaShonda Jordan
Planning to Start and have no experience
Hello, My name is LaShonda. I am 22 years old and I live in Benton, Ar. I have always watched home flipping shows on HGTV and found it very interesting , and recently after praying to God to lead me to a prosperous fu...
Lisa Gould
MI - where is the love?
Hello BP Community!
I am very excited for my first post after having consumed BP forums, articles, podcasts, etc. night and day for many months. Of course I have a question, but first would like to say how impressed ...