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Hello BP Community! I’m very excited to be here! My name is Tom Pentolino and I am a newbie investor in my mid-30s located in Southern California (more specifically Rancho Cucamonga, which is based in the Inland Empir...
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Hi there,
I’m new to virtual wholesaling which is my plan. The picture of wholesaling is almost clear to me but I don’t know what strategies do I need to do after finding a cash buyer and a motivated seller assuming ...
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How do all of you that flip houses deal with the EPA RRP Lead Paint guidelines that we all have to follow.....
-Are you lead paint certified?
-Do you only use lead certified contractors?
-Do you not buy pre 1978 prop...
I submitted an offer today on a commercial deal. This not the first commercial deal I have looked at, but this deal looks like it will go through.
I've done my preliminary due diligence and reviewed the numbers. ...
I'm going to a real estate investors meetup in about 2 1/2 weeks from now and I need some ideas on creating a good business card as a way to get my name out there. Aside from the basics such as name, company, address,...
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In Good areas of CA I’m seeing some opportunities in potentially buying condos. Wanted some input from people that have bought condos that have HOAs. Are condos better for long term maintenance costs? Benefits of an H...
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In the time i've been studying wholesaling many people says that finding buyers first is best because you know what your looking for. I agree somewhat, but how will you attract buyers with no deal to preset them with.
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Just thought I'd post and tell about a double closing gone wrong. Not sure how this situation could have been avoided. But, this does give another perspective. I contracted with the wholesaler to purchase a propert...
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So this came up today with a friend of mine who currently rents his house but is looking to buy a house in the next couple of months. His landlord decided they would want to sell the house, and he is getting the run a...
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I have read lots of articles lately that those big hedge funds bought lots of SFR and converted them to rentals in Atlanta, which puts a lot of pressure on Atlanta rental markets. I totally agree with their analysi...