New to REI.  Although we have purchased two houses, they were ones we lived in so we didn't do a great job looking for good investment properties.  We now live in one and rent out one, but have a slightly negative cas...

Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Spring.

Purchase price: $115,000

Cash invested: $7,500

After Repair Value (ARV): $165,000
Buy & Hold Rental Property added t...

Hello, this is my first post and I'd really like some feedback.  About a month ago I decided to pursue real estate as a career and have been taking it very seriously.  I have been reading real estate investing books, ...

Hello All,I own one condo property in the St. Louis area (forced landlord situation) and recently had water damage from an upstairs condo. Adjuster put the damage around $8,500 after $250 deductable. Some of that is c...

The Wholesaling process seems pretty straight forward...
1. Find the property
2. Find the owner
3. Run the numbers (ARV)
4. Negotiate the deal
5. Find a buyer
6. Assign or simultaneously close

However, I have some qu...

Hello. I just joined but have been listening to the podcasts for a while. I'm a licensed professional engineer in my mid 30s in Knoxville. I purchased my first home 3 years ago, and had been double paying mortgage pay...

I’m looking to get into wholesaling but feel a bit discouraged by how competitive it seems and my lack of hands on experience—a lot of deals already seem to be under contract. For those who’ve started in wholesaling, ...

Hi Everyone,OK I'll get straight to it.. I started out looking for motivated sellers by posting ads on Craigslist stating that "I buy houses".. I set up a Google Voice number to receive calls and catch voicemails. I'm...

Hello fellow BP'ers! I'm planning on starting a direct mail campaign and was hoping I can get some input from those who have tried this. I'm looking at using a scratch-off style of postcard with an incentive to get th...

Is cold calling still effective??It takes a lot of effort to get a seller to pick you over other investors and realtors interested in the same property. It does not help that real estate is a highly competitive busine...