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How to quickly get Real Estate Agent license in N. Ca Bay Area
I am an amateur of real estate investor in N. Ca Bay Area. I have been investing a few SFH in Bay Area between 09-12 which gave me great return. However, I have never had my own real estate agent license. I think n...
Scott Jensen
Scheduling Rental Property Showings for SFH - How much time?
Hello BP!I just listed my first rental property. So far so good. 8 Inquiries so far and I want to do showings tomorrow... How long do I schedule these showings for? At 30 minutes each I am already spending a half day...
Julia Fair
How do you practice analyzing deals?
I want to practice analyzing deals before I jump into anything. But is that possible to do without involving anyone else? Do you need to actually go to the house and have a contractor there to walk through and figure ...
Breena Stone
Investors!! What is your biggest frustration with Realtors?
Investors! What is your biggest frustration with Realtors? I find that many investors I've spoken with, get frustrated when their realtor sends them properties that will not make a profit. Often times, they wish their...
Lara Fobian
Preventing time wasted on calls from tire-kicker buyers?
Anyone got ANY TIPS AT ALL to minimize wasting time with UNQUALIFIED and/or UNSERIOUS tire-kicker buyers that call you? (This is when working with retail / market-price house-buyers who need to qualify for a bank loan...
Laurenda Landry
Foreclosures in Texas
Hello,I was searching the courthouse website and I came across several properties with foreclosure civil actions. Does this in fact count as preforeclosure? At what point of the foreclosure process is it no longer leg...
Noel Lumbo
Put up some bandit signs during the daytime and got my first call back (an angry BLOCK CAPTAIN)
I really wanted to save this for my introductory post... and this forces me to make that post happen soon!! Anywho.... I planned on hanging up bandit signs in the wee hours of the morning... well my alarm clock went o...
Kyle Wojciechowski
Personal Name or LLC: Which is Better for First-Time Homebuyers?
As a soon-to-be first-time homebuyer, I'm facing a dilemma. I am looking to purchase a double and house-hack. Should I purchase the property in my name or set up an LLC as I look to start my journey in real estate inv...
Kelly Choate
Should I be an investor-friendly real estate agent?
Hi everyone,Ok, here is today's question: I have seen a lot of posts on BP about "investor-friendly" real estate agents. Some people say that agents don't understand investing. Others say that agents won't waste their...
Amanda Thompson
Crazy person wants a tour
A lady called me today, said she meets our Minimum Qualification Standards and we scheduled a tour tomorrow morning at a rental. She then goes on to tell me that she needs a place in immediately because a 90 year old ...