Jamie Fankhauser
What book has helped you the most? and why?
Whether it be REI, Personal development, leadership, mindset, etc. - what book has impacted you in a major way and why? Looking to add some recommendations to my reading list!
Chris Kim
Fed up and angry
So I've been marketing for at least 2 months now. Sent out about 100 hand written yellow letters, not a single response. Put out about 40 bandit signs. Got 1 call from it with from a homeowner asking for 50k more than...
Sokhna Wade
First rental property purchase!
Hello everyone, For the past 6 months I have been educating my self about real estate investing. I’ve been doing a lot of research, listening to podcasts, reading books, and a lot of google. I’m currently looking into...
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Intro: Future Investor Moving to Destin, FL
Greetings!
I'm currently serving on active duty in the Air Force at Whiteman AFB, MO (about 1 hour east of Kansas City). My enlistment ends in May, 2008, so I will be moving to the Destin, FL area at that time.
My f...
Karen Margrave
KITCHEN ISLAND SIZE - THOUGHTS?
The house in San Clemente CA has an open concept plan with views to the front of the house. The kitchen is in the middle of the first floor enabling it to easily service both front areas and back yard. I'm not sure on...
Adam Rothweiler
Practicing Analysis on 4-Family Foreclosure, Beast or Bust?
Hi BP community,I'm struggling to understand why this deal screams so loudly at me. Hesitancy has gotten the better of me and I'm surely missing something in my analysis here (<-- hyperlink to report). It's a for...
Emilio Ramirez
Who buys Multi Families w/ 6% Cap Rates
I've been looking at multifamily properties on MLS, backpages, loopnet, etc and applying the 50%/2% rule to them. I've also been looking at the cap rate, cash on cash return, IRR and NPV. On the surface, none of thes...
Nick West
My multi-million dollar first deal at 20 years old
Yesterday, I closed on my first commercial deal. It is a $2.3 million student housing deal in Oxford Ohio. I have been taught how to evaluate commercial deals from Jeff Greenberg (who was on BP #115). I am also learni...
Account Closed
Realtors not responding
How do you deal with realtors that just dont respond? I am now a licensed agent and I can't imagine being this unresponsive. I am trying to purchase a commercial property and Ive had such bad luck with agents, mind yo...
Jeff B.
Detroit City on Dateline April 18
Just happened to watch Dateline Sunday night and they did a great piece on Detroit. A recap Detroit economy is going through some of its toughest times. There are rows of vacant, damaged houses with nearly vacant ne...