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I just finished reading a book by John L. Bowman, "How to Succeed in Commercial Real Estate" and I really really enjoyed it. For those of you seasoned full time commercial brokers, how did you go about identifying you...
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Hi BP! My first post. I love this site. What a fantastic community and source of knowledge! I am an investor/entrepreneur looking to do something in a commercial property niche I can't find many resources about: tr...
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As I get my real estate investing lined out, I've been playing with the idea of buying a couple of trucks if I ever have a little cash to throw around in the near future. My dad has been a truck driver most of my l...
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I have a tenant that keeps parking his two trucks in driveway. Although in his lease contract, there is a restricted driveway-parking clause: "Tenant(s) must park in closed garage at all times, not in the driveway". T...
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Im an over the road truck driver, and my company offers a "per diem" pay package. In this pay plan, a significant amount of my pay is paid as non taxed income. In the images below, ive included the documents they prov...
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My first ever real estate phone call turned into my first ever deal.
It came from online marketing. I never sent a single letter. I never went driving for dollars. I have never cold called anyone. I set up a landing...
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What was your January 1, 2016 like? Well let me tell you about mine. At the end of the year I had a little spare cash sitting around but I knew that I needed to get at least 3 houses, maybe four roofed this summer. ...
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My wife and I purchased a building in, Ocean Isle Beach, NC almost 2 years ago, as an investment property to rent or hold and possibility sale. All was going just fine until hurricane Florence. A giant oak tree fell o...
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I hate plowing season! I've had 5 different plow people in 10 years. I've always hired based on recommendations of others. Usually they'll do okay the first few storms, then later they get sloppy or late and tenants...
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Hello, I am 16 and starting to plan my Real Estate goals. I was looking into jobs to start off with to save capital, surprisingly truck driving came up. In Texas a driver makes 150-200k a year. Do u think this would b...