Matt Robinson
The Role of Fear in Real Estate Investing – Friend or Foe?
Some of today’s most prominent thought leaders espouse the idea that fear is the only thing keeping you from success. While that may be true in many people’s lives, fear oftentimes gets an undeserved bad rap. Fear is...
Teddy Grooms
“Subject to” options
Who has experience with the “subject to” option?I’m curious as to what types of loans and/or what banks/institutions DO NOT allow “subject to” take over options? Thanks guys!
Curt Lampron
Returning calls from direct mail
Hello All,
I just mailed the first part of my 6 month long direct mail campaign to absentee owners in three local towns. I sent out 500 “yellow letters†out of my list of 922 to start and received 36 calls so fa...
Isabel Andrade
First time investment
Hello BP community members, I joined 2 days ago and I’m already learning SO much . I have a first time homebuyer question . My husband and I are currently renting but saving up to buy our first home . We are planning ...
Mineto Anfield
This was easy
Helped someone else out, but this one is paying off. Relative did not want to make mortgage payments on current home and new home purchase. I suggested that he rent the current home to cover the mortgage, but he didn...
Sam Leon
Super-priority city lien - CITY OF PALM BAY, FL vs WELLS FARGO
May be a RE attorney in FL can comment on this. I have a REO property currently under contract with Fannie Mae in the City of Hallandale, FL with a number of violations fined at $350 per day and after a number of ...
Connor Fortenbacker
Goods books to read for a future investor
Good evening,I am trying to learn as much as possible before I begin my real estate investing career. I am looking for recommendations on some good real estate investing books that you have read and think would help m...
Tim Ivory
Using Private Money or JV for downpayment on HML advice
I spoke with some HML about using funds from another private lender (or partner) to serve as the downpayment on the loan. Some places offer 100% loan to cost, others require 10-15%. They suggested I could use a back r...
Ed Clare
Boston Area newbie - Multifamily rental analysis
Hi everyone, I'm looking to get a good idea of how to analyze deals on multi family units around the suburbs of Boston - the 2% rule of thumb mentioned in Brandon Turner's book - Rental Property Investing, doesn't re...
Joel Owens
Detroit on the brink of bankrupty??
Just read this article. I knew Detroit wasn't doing well but this is really bad.
It would seem the city part is very unstable and not a place to invest with all the uncertainty surrounding it.
Anxiety in Detroit Ove...