Acencion M.
Is it a good idea to pay for a mentor since I am just starting?
I have made up my mind to start in realestate investing. I have been reading a lot about it for the past 2 weeks. I know it's hard work but, What drives me to work at it is my kids. The question is should I pay for a ...
Chibuzor Alumba
Bad First Investment - Newbie Beware
My very first deal:Purchase price: $205,000Down payment: 11% + 2% closing costsHouse Type: Single FamilySqft: 678 (WHAT? This isn't even a tight market nor a great neighbourhood. How did I get sold this crap lol)Locat...
Tom Bukacek
Influencing the BPO
I was on a webinar about short sales recently when the speaker stated that he does not attend nor try to influence the BPO. He rationale is that he feels that if he tries to negatively impact the price of the apprais...
Zach Schwarzmiller
Strongest Long-Term Tenant Proof Flooring - WA State
I ran a search around the forms and didn't seem to be able to find a forum on the strong long-term tenant proof flooring. I am looking to update some units built in the 90's in Washington State and sick of carpet. In ...
Dallas Jacobsen
Rental owner in Lynnwood WA
Hello,
My name is Dallas Jacobsen. I'm an Engineer, and only became a landlord by the lucky move of not selling when we bought a new primary residence. Out rental is in Lynnwood WA (suburb of Seattle) so the house val...
Elizabeth Pharis
Learned about Fannie Mae too late
Unfortunately we didn't fall under the category of "deal fell through at the last minute." Ours went through. Long story short, we found a house on Coldwell Banker. Drove 4 hours to look at the property....twice. ...
Dave Carpenter
First Flip - is it me or the location?! What can be done?
I have a flip that is on the market in Milwaukee and I am starting to get nervous as the Wisconsin weather begins to cool off and kids head back to school. I am open to suggestions on things to try or ways to get more...
Trevis Kelley
Debt, no money, decent income - how to start
Warning - this may be a long post - I will try to section it off. I have an on/off relationship with RE as I've always been drawn to it and always screwed it up - and then listened to those in my life who told me tha...
Jonathan Dawkins
First Time Investor Questions?
Good Afternoon BP, First of all thank you for all of the knowledge and information you guys post. With that being said, I am buying my first property in Baltimore, MD. I lived there for two years but due to work i am ...
Marlon Jackson
Wholesale marketing numbers
I am about to start a direct mail marketing campaign to possible motivated sellers with a budget of around 2k. Should I lean more towards prefer closures with equity or vacant? Or how would you disperse those funds in...