Hi, I've been considering investing in real estate for the past year. Over the past 3 months I've been reading pretty much anything I can get my hands on regarding rei. It seem as if everyone advises to get your first...

I am a new BP Pro member and have spent the last couple of months in my area looking for great deals - any of the properties worth purchasing just seem to require an extensive amount of work. So my real estate agent s...

The Everything Store by Brad Stone - Takeaways from the book! James’s Intro 9th book of the year out of my goal of 52 this year. For me this book had a lot of little takeaways so I’ll just list them out in no order....

How do the tax ramifications of a hiring people to do small jobs (but over $600/year) work? I’ve heard you’re supposed to file a 1099 with the IRS and provide a copy to the contractor if you’re the one paying for the ...

I think the collecting of rent manually is becoming more of a headache than it's worth. Tenants want to pay on different days, partial payments, etc. So I want to start using rent redi to collect rent to make it easie...

So we just sent out our first direct mail pieces in a very small quantity. The first call back we got was from an interested seller but the situation wasn't right. The second was from a very angry homeowner who said s...

Hey everyone. Back again looking for some more advice. My last post talked about generating leads using a form created on a Facebook ad campaign I did couple of months ago which lasted 2 weeks. nothing panned out but ...

Howdy!  This isn't "My" deal, but I get to be directly involved, and part of the process.  I am working part time with an HVAC contractor who has started remodeling 100 year old houses as a "hobby".  It doesn't make h...

The CRE CarnageThis exogenous and unexpected shock to the economy has proven to be a devastating blow to some and a gut check to others. Seemingly strong businesses have buckled under the unprecedented economic condi...

There is a piece of land near a high school in my county that I believe is a good buy. I have been on the money previously with land flips. I have doubled my money a couple times...(bought for $10k sold for $20K) and ...