J Randall
Why are real estate agent commissions so high in NYC?
Highest property prices in the nation, maybe the world. Yet commission rates are untouched. 5-6% is still standard. But how is that possible considering that'd be more than most people make in a year? $100,000 I he...
Steve H.
Buyers agent contract requiring exclusivity - is this normal?
After silently watching the BP forums for about a year, I'm ready to find my first investment property. There are a couple of houses on MLS in the West Chester, PA and North Wilmington, DE areas that I am interested i...
James Carlson
Denver couple face felony charge over Airbnb
Wow, this is interesting ... Denver has filed felony criminal charges against a Denver couple for operating multiple Airbnb short-term rentals in violation of the primary residence.According to the people I talk to in...
Bryan Hancock
What is the Highest Your FICO Score Has Been?
Does anyone track their FICO score? I know we have some competitive folks on the forum so I was wondering how high your score has been historically.
Any takers?
Jimmy C.
Why do we pay higher than taxes than most countries?
I was listening to talk radio today and they discussed corporate tax rates. I was surprised to learn that our country pays some of the highest in Corporate taxes in the World. Of course they were talking about how e...
Jon Klaus
Early results on yellow letter mailing
The mailing arrived yesterday and I started getting calls shortly after noon. I just checked my call history and I've had 28 calls since then. The mailing was to a list of 465. This is the best response rate I've h...
Matthew Carducci
Help wanted - Tenant potential seeking legal action
Good morning,Up front: Current tenant may potential be seeking legal action on grounds that I am not making reasonable efforts to rent the property. Details:House is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (SC). ...
Mona Medina
Do investors ever work with newbie agents?
I've been an agent for about a year and a half. An investor contacted me through a business card I left at one of his house flips. I'm a little skeptical as I mentioned that I'm a fairly new agent and have no investin...
Cody Evans
Wholesale Marketing Technique (Rank order of effectiveness)
Hi everyone,I am narrowing down my ways that I wanted to get started in real estate investing. I started thinking about a week ago that a potentially good way to get going is by finding great deals and and selling the...
Matthew Izarek
wholesaling (setting up a platform)
hello bp,
I am active military and currently deployed. I have been researching and listening to podcasts and trying to learn everything I can about wholesailing. Listening to one of the podcasts and reading some of th...