Marlene Michael
Newbie from Jonesboro, GA
Hi everyone! My name is Marlene, and I am a new investor. I currently live in Jonesboro, GA which is approx. 20 minutes south of Atlanta. My family and I moved to GA from NY, and have resided here for almost 10 years....
Mason Keeler
Pulling a home out of foreclosure
If I'm able to contact the owner under going foreclosure can I make an offer to take over the loan and pay the amount that they are behind and get it out of foreclosure?
Trying my hardest to get my 1st investment un...
Russell Carter
Lease Purchase Deal
Good evening, BP Faithful. I may have a deal (my first). I spoke with a seller who has a house for sale (asking price $80,000) who is also willing to do a lease purchase (12 months at $900) per month. Out of the...
Charlene Rakhshani
1st is foreclosing, 2nd is w/IndyMac
I'm going to approach the owner to purchase a foreclosing home, subject to lender approval of a short sale on the 2nd and 3rd. Indy has the 2nd and WaMu the 3rd. What can you tell me about these lenders? Auction is...
Roy N.
Economist: Canadian Housing Overvalued by 35% in comparison to income.
... and by 89% in comparison to rents.Australia and Canada share the dubious prestige of having housing prices the most out of alignment with the rest of their economies.The Economist, "Global Housing Markets: Propert...
Ryan Biankowski
Purchasing Property BEFORE Sheriff Auction Tips?
A property that I've been following in pre-foreclosure for a year now has a set date for a sheriff auction in about 2 weeks. I've located the lender (out of state if that matters) and contacted them but I'm waiting t...
Natalia Collini
My living room floods regularly!
Two weeks ago my ground level apartment flooded due to heavy rainfall. I figured this was coming. Every time it rains hard the water does not drain properly into the two drains off my porch and my porch disappears und...
Jake Kucheck
How Do I Involve BP in My Facebook Discussion?
Completely by accident, I started a fairly interesting conversation about moral hazard, principal balance reduction, and mortgage payment incentives on Facebook.
Is there any easy way to "upload" the discussion on to...
Christopher Wilchensky
Laid off - looking to network
Hello all. I’m looking for some guidance. Here’s a quick backstory (because I think it’s relevant). Also might be TMI but I think it’s importantCurrently 37 years old. I invested in a rental when I was 25 in 2007 righ...
Thierry Van Roy
Greetings from The Netherlands
I'm in my twenties, starting out as a real estate investor in The Netherlands. (Although I live in Belgium, there isn't really a market here.) Save for a financial background and what I've been reading up on, I don't ...