Angie B.
Newish Member from Kansas City
I've been involved with real estate since 2005, and a member of bigger pockets for a year or more maybe, but just recently diving in to discover the great stuff here in the forums, podcasts, forming connections etc...
John Stewart
Wholesaling properties - closing, assignment fees, transac. funds
What's up BP,My first wholesale deal is in the process of closing right now. I didn't do amazingly, but it's something; and I created a win-win-win scenario, which is my favorite thing about wholesaling.I really want...
Chelsea Cashe
The wood to the fire
Hey everyone!
So I am looking to learn the math when dealing with R.E., is there some special quadratic equation that I need to have handy to be able to calculate APR, interests, etc. how do I figure out how much to...
Faith Steller
Building a house on a vacant wooded lot
Investment Info:
Other buy & hold investments.
Bought vacant land to build on. Sellers' records showed the property as 7 acres and marketed the land as 7 acres for almost a year. Did some of my own math ...
David J.
Extra Payment verses HELOC - Resolved?
Seems like something involving math would have a well defined answer. Yet I cannot find a clear answer to the question no matter where I look. Suppose I have a $200K loan at 5% for 30 Years that I want to pay off qui...
Suzy R.
Deciding Whether to Buy Neighbor's House
Hi BP Community,I have a wonderful and kind neighbor who has used her house as a storage unit for about 20 years. She stores stuff there, but lives elsewhere. She purchased the house for $299k in 1999. In 2017 it wa...
Kaydn Jensen
What skills are needed to become a successful investor?
Hey BP! I've been taking some time to think about what skills I need to develop to become a high performing real estate investor and I wanted to get your opinion. In general, what are the three most important skills t...
Carl Randal
When the "Math" makes the offer too low...
(ARV x 65%) - Repair Costs = Maximum Allowable Offer. What do you do if the math makes the MAO so ridiculously low that the previously "motivated" seller becomes not so motivated? Example: ARV $162,000 X 65% = $105,...
Abigail Rose Grant
What can I do until I get enough money to invest?
I really want to get involved in REI, but don't have enough money yet. From what I've read, I should at least have enough for a 20% down payment, so I'm saving up for that. But what can I do in the meantime? I'm se...
Xavier Allen
Investor / Developer / GC in the great city of Cleveland Ohio
Greetings, All!My name is Xavier Allen and I, with my brother, have been involved in real estate since 2005. We began with what we thought was a simple facelift multiunit project to begin our real estate investing dr...