Thomas Fadden
new from milwaukee
Hi all! This is Tom from milwaukeeWI. I am currently a landlord and have been for about 5 years. I bought a 65k foreclosure in an up and coming area (brewers hill) in 2011 and have since experienced mainly ups but ...
Alex M.
Am I making a mistake...
So I just put a SFR under contract. It's not the worlds best deal, but it should trickle in some cash flow, and the neighborhood it is in is going through some very big transitions, so appreciation is almost a given (...
Adam Pierce
Becoming an agent in todays market
Hello bp members, i have been considering going for my real-estate license in Massachusetts. Does anyone have any tips or advice? How difficult was it to switch and get started selling homes? Is it possible to be an a...
Zachary Hutchinson
Newbie in Virginia Beach
I'm currently active duty military and stationed in Virginia Beach, 25 and happily married. I've been in the learning and saving phase for almost a year. My short term goal (2-3 years) with real estate is to gain expe...
John Scully
My Master Plan
I have been creating a plan for my first property. Tell me if I'm crazy or rational. I want to cap out an FHA loan on a 4-unit in my county (which is $900,000). I plan on saving up 3.5% of that in the next year, which...
Kevin Cardinale
Before I Spend $200 a Week in Marketing ...
Before I Spend $200 a Week in Marketing ...
According to videos, reviews, blogs, gurus I am supposed to be putting out 200 letters a week.
So I went and priced the materials and before I start my whirlwind of purch...
Neil Narayan
Austin takes title as No. 2 housing market in the U.S.
A study released August 24 by personal finance website WalletHub ranks Austin among the 10 most attractive real estate markets in the U.S. To determine the most attractive real estate markets, WalletHub compared 300 c...
Tyler Solomon
Short Term Rental Plan - 2023 and Beyond?
As we round out the year, what are some of the things you all are doing to best position yourself in the short term rental space in 2023 and beyond. I have a few questions below, feel free to answer just one, or all o...
Tyco Bronye
Why do agents make so little on average?
I understand agents make 20k to 40k per year on average. I'm wondering why exactly this is?
If your a buyer's agent and your client is preapproved to buy a house, it seems like there would be around 10...
Herm M.
Meeting the BPO Agent....
My recent BPO from WaMu was a drive-by, they didn't check the inside of the home.
I've been told that the next one will also be a drive-by...they don't reveal when it will be done, and there's no appointment set beca...