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Hello all,I have been gaining a lot of interest in REI recently, mostly after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad like everyone else, and I never really knew where to start. One afternoon on the radio I heard an ad for a free h...
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Would any of you seasoned wholesalers or real estate investors, or even new & beginning wholesalers, like to elaborate on all the out-of-pocket expenses they ran across in completing their first wholesale deals...
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Started off in computers in 1992 long before anyone knew how to power them on. Had a lucrative career in computer networking from 1998-2003 before I retired and moved into real estate. But I have to admit that I am no...
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As a new investor, I am looking to find my niche and decide which lead would be the right fit for my business. I have heard that absentee, though you can find success, is the most popular therefore the most competitiv...
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I am currently working to fill a vacancy and am interested in finding out how other landlords secure their property while vacant? Specifically, my concern is about copper theft. I've heard of landlords removing the ...
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I started wholesaling in the Tampa MSA last year OOS. I started off looking for a local investor that I could partner with that had the local knowledge and could visit the properties to make sure the condition matched...
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I'm a realtor and general handyman in San Antonio seeking a full-time commitment to work alongside - and add value to - a real estate investor or firm who has exhibited a fair amount of success with house flipping and...
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Hi BP community,
Just curious if anyone has attended Than Merrill's Real Estate class and what they thought of it. It is advertised as a free 2hr class about flipping houses in the New Jersey area. Thanks for any inpu...
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Hi there,I'm a new to BP. My sister (who lives in Ann Arbor) and I are looking to buy and hold a multi-family property in the Ann Arbor area. She would occupy one of the units.We are looking to meet real estate agen...
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Hi All,
How much of your overall time are you spending marketing? I'm talking everything....from creating lists for postcards, to sending them out. Or everything from optimizing online ads, to managing them?
I'...