Thomas Handy
It's Feb 2012, what did you accomplish in the first month
I thought I would touch on a different topic as a way to see how everyone has started off the year. One month is down and did you start off the year with a bang?
I was gearing up for a great 2012 until Fannie Mae w...
Vamshi Ananth
What's your take on investment in Merced CA?
Hello,I live in the Sf Bay Area and as a novice RE investor I feel I am priced out of this market. So I was looking around for better places where properties are still affordable and worth while investing within a 2 h...
Evan T. Ong
Worries I have (haven't started investing yet)
I'm doing everything I can to learn about real estate investing (mainly via reading), and there are concerns I have about my future in this field, that I want some more clarification on, and better yet creative soluti...
Robin Hines
WARNING: Matt Motil of Cleveland, OH
TL;DR Matt Motil is a fraud. Do not invest with him.
Warning, this is a long post. My purpose here is to save some of you from the experience I now find myself in after providing a short-term loan to Matt Motil of C...
David Washington
New Wholesaler: Dilemma and Thoughts
Hello. I'm new to the forum but not particularly to Bigger Pockets. I have been lurking but have decided to get involved because of me and my wife's desire to begin real estate investing. My focus will be wholesaling ...
Account Closed
Pursuing Bird Dogging Legally
Hi everyone, my name is Michael and I'm a 15 year old from New York. Over the past year or so I've been trying to get into real estate but there's always a problem with either the strategy or my age. I looked into B...
Sam Erickson
Should I personally guarantee a seller financed office building?
I found a seller that owns a 20,000 sq ft. office building with no mortgage that is interested in carrying the note for me. The building has a gross cash flow of $68,000 as it sits now, with a gross potential of $160,...
Jacob Bindler
Is hiring agent to sell worth it.
Somewhat dated, but still one of the best studies. MARKET DISTORTIONS WHEN AGENTS ARE BETTER INFORMED: THE VALUE OF INFORMATION IN REAL ESTATEThis is an abstract. Agents are often better informed than the clients who ...
Justen Ashcraft
Some investors make me laugh
My wife and I just listed the last of our sfr’s in Gwinnett County. It’s in a very up and coming neighborhood with a new hospital less than a mile away etc. we listed it below the “Zillow” estated 176k for 169,900. ...
Nick Pittari
Lifestyles Unlimited
Hello all,
I am located here in Dallas, Texas and attended a free introductory seminar from Lifestyles Unlimited REIA last night. I enjoyed listening to what they had to say and the speaker was very informative.
I ...