Wendell De Guzman
5 Notes in Ohio (what questions to ask)
I am an absolute newbie with regard to buying notes. I have done over $15M worth of real estate transactions but have yet to do a single note transaction. So...note experts, need your advice. But before I ask for y...
S Shah
Got scammed by a BP member, what should I do?
HiI'm a new investor in NC area. I posted that I'm looking for RE in NC in BP forums. A few people contacted me and started sending me emails about new properties. I recently liked one of them, went to see it with tha...
Kyle J.
Success stories from 2012 AND what do you plan on doing in 2013
I went to a REI club meeting earlier this week, and the vast majority of the meeting was spent listening to other members' success stories from throughout the year. We were able to hear what other investors have done...
Susan Wilhite
Marketing to LGBTQ community
Among other demographics, I'd like to approach the LGBTQ community in selling a standalone residential property. Word-of-mouth, of course. How else?
Mike Holland
Hello from Las Vegas, NV
Hello all,My name is Michael Holland and I wondered across the Biggerpockets pod cast on YouTube and decided to join the forum. I am 33 years old and a 14 year Air Force veteran. I was recently separated becaus...
Llewelyn A.
Cash on Cash Return Compared to Cert. of Deposits
While I have been a RE Investor for 2 Decades, I've seen this metric quite often. The Cash on Cash Return (CoCR) seemed to be part of a lot of REI's decision making criteria.This Post will be a very long one but one f...
Brie Schmidt
Will there be another recession?
Are we going to have a recession this year? Historically, every time we see low unemployment it is followed by a recessionNow we hit a 17 year low for unemployment rate, so what does that mean?So will it happen? Wha...
Jeffrey Douglas
Whats The Best Book Youve Recently Read???
Think of a book youve read in the last 3 months that you gleaned the most knowledge from. Share with the group the title and author and one reason why it was so great!
Yongming Huang
Why are real estate agent commissions so high in the US?
I have watched several discussions, including David Greene's video, around the recent lawsuit against NAR and RE brokerages. Learned a lot but there is one thing I just don't understand. If we look at the numbers, the...
Timothy W.
Things I like about Obama
In an effort to be real, honest and fair, I will admit I can think of 3 key things I like about Obama.
1. Credit card reform legislation. This was smart and is, for reasons I don't understand, an underplayed bipart...