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Travis Turner How to choose an area OOS to invest
13 August 2020 | 31 replies

Hello.First post here.Been watching podcasts and read a few BP books.Looking to invest OOS in an area with lesser barrier to entry than here on the wedge of the Oregon Coast where 2/1 sfr are $200k+.Been researching d...

Bryan O. solo401k and Precious Metal Storage
5 February 2019 | 4 replies

Hi all, I have been trying to find the requirements for the physical storage of gold and silver in a solo401k. Sense Financial says that the IRS requires precious metals owned by a solo 401k to be held by a financial ...

Eliott Elias Traits to have as an Investor
12 April 2023 | 11 replies

I see too many newbie investors get caught up with the numbers, when they should be perfecting soft skills. Ex: negotiation, relationship building, team management etc... Deals are created, not found. This is where yo...

Bob E. How do YOU define Risk?
11 January 2015 | 7 replies

Thought I would start a thread to see how different people define risk and take it into consideration.When I was in Grad School one of the finance advisors, who also manage money for other people, defined risk as "The...

Benjamin Cowles Are straight options good when without sufficient buyer's list?
25 September 2017 | 3 replies

once a seller asked me, in other words, 'so what do ya want? I got all kinds of properties, wutcha want?' and I remember fumbling through my mental script but now I'm thinking I should have told him what my heart felt...

Farshid Khazaei In your opinion Is EMD a scam?
2 June 2022 | 35 replies

I have a deal in Texas that the seller is asking me for money for EMD, and he is firm on this. Do you think I should pay now or not?Thank you for your guidance.

Kristi Hill Rental Property being sold at a gain in utah
22 April 2018 | 3 replies

I bought a property for a friend in 2005. She rented if at cost of the mortgage payment due and I made no money off of her. She moved out in March and we have had to do extensive work to get it ready to sell. It will ...

Cal C. Know the problems of your Target Market! Especially Turnkey Investors!
19 August 2014 | 5 replies

I can't overemphasize the importance of knowing what is going on politically, socially and crime-wise in your target markets.  Let me give a quick example- Clayton County on the southside of Atlanta, lost its accredit...

Sam Lewis Why would hard money lenders trust someone they don't know?
2 December 2024 | 10 replies

I understand the benefits behind hard money lending, its guarenteed return from your cash... however, what cases would a hard money lender trust someone they don't know/barely know? I'm getting to a point where I migh...

Moss Siridajnawanan How/Can we negotiate to lower the purchasing price after it’s already in Escrow?
19 January 2023 | 13 replies

We got out first BRRR deal a few weeks ago and it’s still in escrow. We found out that costs of rehab is quite over our budget. We offered at $399,000. Rehab is $36,000 and ARV is $510,000. We are comfortable and expe...