Tomeka Wray
Changing the Locks for a Rental Property
On average, how much do you pay to replace the locks on 2 doors (front and back doors with deadlocks and a storage closet) in the Maryland area. I received a quote for $500 from a locksmith and I think its a little ex...
Adam Hughes
How did this happen? A look back on 1 year ago...
Friends, I share this story in the hopes that you'll find encouragement and belief in yourself. The other night, like many nights, I was laying in bed letting my thoughts run wild. I've found these thoughts and excite...
Tony Pellettieri
Scaling Strategy using BRRRR/DSCR/HML - Please Advise
We are currently in the process of preparing to close on our 3rd Investment Property. Originally we planned to Fix/Flip/Sell houses in our farm area using all of our own cash. Doing so would trigger the need to pay Ta...
Landen Ward
Real Estate Leverage
I recently read an article on how Real Estate is a great tool to invest in against inflation. The used example was a 20% downpayment. After inflation caused the house to double in price, the downpayment was apparen...
Aaron Nelson
Creating a note to sell my house
Hello,I'm about to close escrow on a situation where I plan on creating a seller carry back note and then immediately selling the note after closing. I would appreciate feedback and opinions on if this was smart or a ...
Sagiv O.
MLS Crawler Tool To Summarize
Do you guys know any tool that crawls the MLS or sites like Zillow/Trulia and extracts information from it to excel or some sort of document with everything summarized? Will be nice to set up some triggers (show me pr...
Katie Bader
IM NEW! | Can i/Should i use a HELOC to fund my first flip?
Our primary home is paid off after 2 years of pouring every penny we could into it. The market value is about $300k. We bought it as fixer upper for $188k, renovated and now plan to lease it out. We (my husband and i)...
Rafaella Almeida
Using home equity instead of Hard Money
Hello BP community,My husband and I have equity in our home and our rental. We want to expand our portfolio with hopes to be financially free. My husband does not like the idea of getting a HELOC for he thinks it is t...
Karl Krentzel
Why Don't More Realtors® Wholesale?
I gotta tell you. I'm frustrated. Maybe I'm alone. However, sometimes it feels as though I am the ONLY one who seems to "get it." As a Realtor®, I recognize the inherent brainwashing that goes on in the industry wi...
Cary Trusty
Obtain Indiana salesperson/broker license before July 1st or no?
I'm looking for some advice from our investors and agents in the Indiana and Indianapolis market. I've thought it over and feel that obtaining my salesperson license (soon to be broker license) is the right move fo...