After a long day of looking at some potential properties with some clients of mine, we decided to stop in at Selland's Market Cafe and grab some lunch. While waiting for my mouth-watering french dip to arrive, I decid...

I'm new to investing in real estate and am about ready to make my first purchase in an investment property. I was steered towards Columbus OH by an agent I met here on BP. Then, another trusted colleague told me to lo...

After 10 years in our current home we have simply outgrown it and are moving up.  This is a perfect opportunity to "obtain" our first investment property and as such we intend to sell our current home with owner finan...

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I've been marketing a lot this past week. I got a call from an investor that has a property that he bought at a trustee sale. He likes to turn these over quickly. Here's the deets:

2&2 built in 1946 In San B...

Hello biggerpockets :), heard back from two of my brokers and pretty much the only options I have to get into a rental is going the private route. So I just started thinking and thought about freeing up some cash whic...

We currently use virtual assistants to screen calls from our marketing. Huge time saver for those that haven't done it yet! These leads are a combination of probate, driving for dollars, absentee, etc. The VA's seem t...

Hi guys!I've just recently bought myself an apartment to live in, in Abbotsford, BC (about an hour outside of vancouver BC). Now, I'm looking to buy my first investment rental property. The problem is, in my area, the...

I just downloaded Brandon Turner's spreadsheet calculator and was going down the list and saw excise tax. For those familiar with the Dallas market, what is the excise tax on the sale or property here? Is it the same ...

A homeowner that contacted me from a yellow letter is willing to short sale her home. She owes too much. She is 6 months behind. The house needs a total rehab to be rent ready. She is supposed to talk to her mortgage ...

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A couple episodes ago on the BP podcast Brandon talked about fear being the culprit behind people not making any money... because it stops them from taking action. That got to me. So I'm here to get out ...