I live in Tampa, which is a red hot market for buy and hold investors buying foreclosures for cheap and then renting them out. The problem is that because of this dynamic, finding comps to calculate ARV for flips has...
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Hello BP community,
I wanted to get some advice in skip tracing the owner (or decision maker) of a property I've had my eye on for a bit. Some background on the property - it's a large 5/3 in a nice, quiet neighbo...
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Hey Everyone – I’ve been interning this summer at a private lender in the real estate space and have put together some of the tricky concepts that are commonly used. Thought I’d share five that I’ve come to understan...
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Not that I am planning on moving to Oklahoma...but I think this is crazy.Oklahoma City, OK home: Price: $2,950,0006 bed, 6.5 bath, 12,186 sq. ft.$242 per sq. ft.Lot size: 2.28 acresPalo Alto, CA Home:Price: $2,895,000...
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Has anyone got experience of hiring and working with people on odesk?
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I am thinking of hiring a VA to scrub for leads so they are coming in more consistently. I think I would use oDesk. A few questions for those investors who use them: What are some things to consider when choosing one?...
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hello everyone, over the past couple of years we have purchased two single-family homes and also built a guest house on our property. I now have three tenants and I lease part of one of the properties back to my busin...
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How is everyone utilizing a VA for lead generation? I have thought of having a VA do a few hours of possible cold calling a week. Any thoughts or suggestions on using a VA to help pull some leads?
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How I have set up a small company, with Virtual Assistants.Here is exactly how I do it.Why do I like to work with VA’s?I enjoy the “hands-off” way this works. I assign each VA a narrow, very specific task. I don’t hav...