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Hi everyone,Posting a newbie question here, but wanted to get your opinions since I joined BP last week and I am still at the books/webinars research phase. I'm currently in Los Angeles (Century City/Beverly Hills ar...
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Hey,
I am currently researching neighborhoods in Baltimore City to invest in. I'm probably looking at starter homes in the $60-100k range that are fixer types. I'd like to do hybrid investing (invest for cash flow wi...
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From what I understand there are four ways to make money from a rental property:
1) Cash flow - Pretty straightforward. Total money you receive as income is more than total expenses.
2) Appreciation - Increase in the...
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I posted this in the "off topic" section and got no replies:This is a situation that is not typically seen on BP. I am a partner in a small business. We have three locations currently and we rent all three spaces. W...
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Can anyone point me to a thread or comment on what they put in a rental ad that would increase the odds of getting quality tenants for a single family home? Thanks!
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I'm in the process of starting my first direct mail campaign for absentee owners in Chattanooga. I have made lists for each zip code in my area so I can do them zip_code-by-zip_code. I if I Let them go to a Google voi...
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Hello everyone,I know I have been asking a lotos questions lately, but it is only because I am taking action and encountering issues along the way.I have been generating a good bit of leads for a beginner, but none of...
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I always see cheap houses for sale in my market and they are complete rat holes and the realtor always says “great investment property” well my question is do the best investments always come from rehab? Wouldn’t it b...
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We have been discussing this at my office all day. I don't know much as this point, but here's what I know: "Fannie Mae is tightening the underwriting criteria for second homes and investment properties, the governmen...
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I'm totally new to Wholesaling and I have heard it was a challenge, but I just spent over $400 at yellow letters.com and listsource.com for direct mail marketing, I'm putting up bandit signs, I'm driving for dollars, ...