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Jerome Harrod II Learning the trade, Earnest Money Deposit?
20 July 2010 | 27 replies

How does earnest money deposits works? As I was reading, I saw that when dealing with new buyers many wholesalers had made the buyers pay an earnest money deposit. Is this a recommended practice? Why? How much do I as...

Eric M. Here in 2022, Cold Calling or Text Messaging Success
26 August 2022 | 13 replies

Hello all.. Are you having more success using Cold Calling, Text Blasting, or both. So many regulations in place now just curious as to what is working best for you all in 2022. Thanks!

Shannon K. Choosing An Actual HML?!
6 February 2023 | 24 replies

How does one finally decide on a hard money lender? I posted earlier in the intro section about this when I made my first post, but perhaps it was the wrong section for my intro/inquiry:I’ve been researching HML for m...

Mark Brechtl Painting and wall coverings pro just want to help
6 January 2017 | 15 replies

Hello guys, I have 16 years experience a a professional commercial painting contractor specializing in new construction. I have owned my own business for almost 6 years, been and an estimator for another 10. If any...

Peter Amendola Vacation Rental - Is 10% cash on cash too low for first STR?
23 August 2021 | 34 replies

Hello everyone!  
This is my first post and excited to be part of the BP movement!  My life was turned upside down exactly 2 weeks ago when my wife said that she will be getting laid off in the next 3 months.  
Inst...

David Mitchell Halls House hack or buy out of state for higher return but higher down payment?
23 August 2023 | 12 replies

Hey BP,
My wife and I currently own a town home in a small college town in Idaho that we bought in 2021. We have a couple hundred thousand saved and want to invest as we have been watching all of our friends make out...

Ken Nyczaj Scrub walls to remove smoke damage
23 June 2018 | 28 replies

Hey Everyone,Just closed on my first flip in Maryland. The seller smoked heavily in the property, house is 1250 sq ft and is a rancher style. I was thinking we needed to remove carpet, scrub walls, and then prime, but...

Eric P. How to add $15k of value?
15 December 2016 | 35 replies

Bought our first home 2 months ago, we got a good price and decided to do just 10% and keep the additional $ for emergencies and upgrades then have the home reappraised a year later to remove PMI (extra $100 a month)H...

Samson Kay Submitted my first letter of intent on Master lease with option
21 September 2017 | 22 replies

I'm excited. The seller has already stated that he would entertain a Master lease.

After walking down the property and neighborhood I decided that this was the perfect storm for this strategy! A subrenting bu...

Joseph Costanza Toronto Canada Real Estate Market
14 January 2019 | 19 replies

Hello Bigger PocketsA little over a year ago I started my real estate investment journey. I started to consciously save/invest my money as I prepared myself to make my first investment in real estate. I studied, read,...