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I spoke to a real estate friend of mine and he gave me the low-down and difficulty of dealing with REO brokers.
The bottom line is that these reo brokers only deal with a select crop of investors. Newbies need not ...
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I'm renting out the other side of my duplex and there are 3 people on the lease. One of them just called and said he can't afford rent due to job loss and will be moving out. He said he's looking for a sub-lease alrea...
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Hi BP
Are you a REI? Do you have your Real estate license?
If NO, why?
If YES,
1. Are you an Agent or broker?
2. Where do you work? (Big/small brokerage, own your own)
3. Pros and cons?
4. How much of your Inve...
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Hi. I'm new to wholesaling and I finally started getting some calls last week which I was really happy about. For my direct mail campaign I've been sending put letters with the following verbage:
Hi! My name is Calvi...
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I recently had an issue with the power going out in a Chicago unit of mine. ComEd turned the power off due to non-payment(though ComEd never warned me or tenants which they are required to do by Illinois law), but I h...
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Anyone see this?Oakland bans criminal background checks on potential tenantshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-21/oakland-bans-criminal-background-checks-on-potential-tenants1. Is this fair to the law-ab...
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Something that I have been pondering. For those of you who had/have a solid paying job and ability use your hard earned money to have some fun (travel, going out to nice places, piloting, presents for kids/spouse, etc...
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Hello, BiggerPockets Community! (Man is it good to be here)I got into real estate a little over 2 years ago. I flip-flopped from being a wholesaler to flipper throughout these last two years and have had successes and...
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The best wholesalers in the country did not get into the business to wholesale. They got into the business to buy homes for themselves. They got so good at marketing in their hometown that they had overage. Their over...
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I am looking for feedback from anyone who has actually rented out a property to a Sober Living company. What was your experience like? What were the pros? What were the cons?
While attempting to rent out a newly purc...