Gordon Friedman
The future of Portland's real estate market
Hi BP-Portland. I'm curious about opinions here on the future of Portland's real estate market and if there are any leading indicators you're looking at.I think it'd be hard to deny Portland has had a tough year with ...
John Bell
Newbie from Baytown, TX
Hi BP community, my name is John Bell. I live just east of Baytown, TX and I'm fairly new to real estate investing. I've thought about REI in the past but was on the fence until I read David Greene's book " Buy, Rehab...
Dorraine S.
Where To Begin Choosing Software
I've worked as a court reporter, but work is very slow in my neck of the woods, so I've accepted a property management position with a small real estate company. We currently manage the owner/agents property only, as...
Jeremy Hale
Exactly what tools do people use to buy cheap/distressed homes to renovate/flip?
I've been interested in renovating/flipping homes for a while, but I don't really understand how people are finding these hot buys. I check various real estate sites routinely but nothing ever seems to jump out to me,...
Robert Burns
Tax Deductions
I've recently had my accountant do my 2008 income taxes and I was surprised that he informed me that I could not take deductions for my real estate investment training that I purchased in 2008. A big one was the Rich...
Ayana Lugo
Why are investors not using PMs?
Hello all!
I am new to this site and have been getting active on many threads and I see a common theme in the rental area - investors are managing their own property. I am wondering why so many investors are not usin...
Dan Powers
The Death of the Wholesaler?
https://fusion.inquirer.com/ne...I found this article that states in a few months the traditional "wholesaler" will have to get some sort of wholesaling licensee that will apparently add regulation to the profession. ...
Shiloh Lundahl
Why you shouldn’t jump into real estate hoping to avoid a job
On a lot of new investor posts, I read that they want to replace their full time income with passive income from real estate investing. Which all in all is not a bad thing but I think their time frames to do this is n...
Upen Mody
Sick of Wholesalers!!!
I am tired of wholesalers that exaggerate ARV in their listings. Living in South Florida, I feel like pretty much all of them put unrealistic ARV in their emails as there is no accountability. Should I not expect any...
Justin Sullivan
As an investor/contractor am I wrong for not sharing my subs
I know how I feel about this but I would like to hear from other contractors and investors. As a contractor/investor I get asked often toShare my subs with my fellow investors. This is kinda a grey area for me because...