Jaime Nichols
champagne tastes on a beer budget, how do I go about it?
1st off BP creators and contributors, thank you for being the voice of reason and cutting out the nonsense. In a industry that is saturated with slips, trips, and misguiding jerks, its nice the get clear, to the point...
Matt Juran
Meet Matt: Newest Newbie from Seattle, Washington
Hi!My name is Matt, I am the newest newbie (at the time of this post) from Seattle, Washington - ready to shed my lurker status and introduce myself to the BP community!Why am I interested in real estate investing? Re...
M Parsa
converting to individual water meters
I own a property with two duplexes and a house that are all on the same water meter. I spoke to the utility company and they said to split it up and put an individual meter on each unit would cost at most $8000. I a...
Mackal Smith
Cosigned on my Daughter's Student Loans - A Creative Way to Pay?
Rather than bore you all with the details, just suffice to say that I cosigned student loans (both government and private) for my daughter's college. Of course as a cosigner, these show up on my credit as loans as wel...
Cassandra Boyett
How do I decide where to buy my first rental property?
We own a house and want to purchase our first long term rental property. We live in California so real estate is pretty expensive here and we only have about 30k to start off with. I have no idea where to start lookin...
Sam Mann
Min. Amount of Capital Needed
What is the minimum amount of capital needed for someone who currently is not working, to purchase a commercial property, such as a motel, with a down payment of 20% and getting a mortgage from a bank, and being able ...
Charles Manuel
There is no REIA anywhere near me, any tips to start one?
Good Morning all, I'm located in Berkshire County, Mass and I'm getting started in Real Estate investing with my wife. I'm looking for a local REIA to go to to network and sit in on meetings, and there doesn't seem t...
Elias Pappan
New year, same question. Where to find the best people?
Being the new year and all, I am feeling like everyone else, "New Year, New Me," working up annual goals and determined to hit them. One of my goals this year is to build up my network, which brought me to Bigger Pock...
Jorge Abreu
How to Create Investors for Life
How to Create Investors For Life And Increase The Value Of Each Lead That Comes Into Your CompanyIs your focus on how many investors/leads you can attract to your brand? OR How much value each investor, if nurtured co...
George Christo
Bank financing your deals
I was excited last month to open my copy of The Real Deal and find that I was listed as one of the seven most active developers in North Shore Staten Island. Seeing this in print really made me take a moment to pause ...