I was wondering if there is any investors who would be willing to share a horror story on a foreclosure they bought only to find they got more than they bargained for.To get the ball rolling he is one of mine.The stor...
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I'm curious as to how many of you SUCCESSFUL investors attend college (how many years) and what did you study? are you doing both what you studied and real estate? or only real estate?
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Hey all,There have been a few articles on CNBC talking about new home sales plunged 25% in recent months (YoY) and also today there is an article talking about existing home sales also seem to trend down comparing to...
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Hi,My name is Shalom Wininger. I am new to real estate and am trying to start off by doing fix and flips. I did research into it and am very familiar with it and how it works. I just have no experience at all. I am ...
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Hello to anyone reading, I’m currently a freshman in college and here is my situation. I’m one semester in, and plan on finishing out the year. I have a college fund which contains roughly $60,000 (after this first ye...
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I just finished reading one of the most incredible and shocking articles for the real estate investing industry. It is about a "professional tenant" (read: dirtbag) who may just be the worst there is.
If you are a c...
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If you've had a similar experience or are a lawyer I'd love to hear your thoughts. One of my properties in Indianapolis has a squatter, who basically broke into the house when it was vacant. He changed the locks and h...
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I could use some advice. I am in the process of buying my first rental property. I just learned that the appraisal came in 10k under the asking price.
It's a turnkey deal so there's no room to renegotiate the price....
So I've been on BP for a few months and always follow the discussions in out-of-state markets that I'm interested in. The story is always the same with people from the Bay Area, Socal, NY, or any other large market t...
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My property in MD is turning over to a new tenant. My PM sent me a quote that gave me a small heart attack. Upon further inspection, I quickly recognized that the times they were allocating for various tasks were gros...