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Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I'm embarking on an exciting journey to acquire and renovate a duplex from 1900, aiming to tackle the inherent challenges of outdated insulation and the lack of modern vapor and air bar...
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Howdy- I am a wholesaler. I love the hunt of finding a good property. One thing I do is drive for dollars. I drop my kids off at school at 8am and don't have to be at my office until 9am so I drive up and down the nei...
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Stephen Covey says to seek first to understand, then to be understood.When dealing with an investor (private money lender, rehabber, wholesaler, landlord), we need to understand what is motivating that person, but als...
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I starting getting calls from my first yellow letter send out.Set up my first meetings in a couple of days.Very nervous to say the least.The first phone call I got I answered by accident and fumbled my words like a...
Hello,I'm a newer investor and went down to Cook County RofD and Treasurer office (on clark in the loop) to get eviction, water shutoff and property tax delinquency listing. I started at the FOIA office and was shuffl...
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Hello BPers,I've built many lists (pre-foreclosure, absentee, probate) and am in the beginning stages of send out mailings to them; testing out the waters to see if these hand made lists work. I have found some succes...
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Hello everyone,I was wondering if anyone knew how I could get a list of business names an area that will be my farm area. I want to visits these businesses to drop off flyers and business cards. Is there a way to ge...
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Freddie Mac unveiled a new financing option this week that will allow consumers to purchase a home and finance renovations all with one loan.The CHOICERenovation mortgage is meant to address the “need for more efficie...
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Hi everyone!
Looking for suggestions on what is the most time-efficient way to find sellers as someone looking to begin their wholesaler journey. I work a full-time job so weekends and a few hours in the evening duri...
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Just entered contract on a 4-plex that will be owner-occupied and FHA-financed. We want to close the loan as quickly as possible, and get everything done as efficiently and quickly as we can. I *think* our next step...