Tony Marcelle
How to beat the competition?
How to beat other investors who are willing to pay higher offer price than what I will pay for? How do you close deals faster even when sellers will not budge from their high retail asking price? Do you use other peop...
Christopher Lessing
Hiring a Home Inspector for Investment Properties
Hey Guys and Gals,I just wanted to start a poll of sorts. I am interested in how many of you hire an inspector to check out investment properties before you buy? For fix-and-flip, do most folks just ask their general ...
Bakary Bojang
Newly Licensed realtor in NOVA whats next?
I just recently passed the VA realtor exam and was wondering what made people choose a certain brokerage to work with, and what sort of qualities they looked for in one versus another
John Brito
Do you pay to get LVP installed or DYI??
Hello BP, I am house hacking a 3 unit- which is currently vacant as I paint the entire apartment Agreegable Grey SW (clearly the go to these days). I am doing the painting bymyself in a 800 sqft apartment and shou...
Cliff Harrison
Rental Property #17 in South Kansas City
With #17 we are back to SFRs. This one is interesting (to me at least) and may end up being a very high return SFR. I bought it from a wholesaler - the seller was elderly, had already moved out, and in fact passed a...
Luke Councell
1st Time MD Homebuyer need learning exp. Estimating Repair Costs
Hello,Long-time lurker looking for some advice on purchasing an older home in NW Maryland (cheaper than most places in MD) and estimating repairs on it. I will be looking at the home today, and I'm not quite sure how ...
Ron Steckly
Feasibility of starting property management business in Bay Area
Hi all,I've been renting and managing properties for years (my own). Recently, I was laid off from my corporate job and frankly really do not want to go back to cubicle life and having a single boss.While I've read t...
Spenser Murphy
How do you rate potential properties (A-D)?
I've read about investors rating properties on an A-D scale? What are your criteria for an A, B, and so on. I posted here because ratings are different from market to market. I've lived in San Antonio all my life so I...
Jacqueline Carrington
New Agent - Knowing Your Market
This may seem like a "captain obvious" question. However, what are some tips, tricks and advice for a new Realtor to best learn their market (areas)?Specifically, how to learn it in person and how to learn it online v...
Art Maydan
Kitchen Backsplash
I bought a duplex that was a gut rehab and I'm working on getting the downstairs unit rent ready. I put in appliances and installed closet shelving and window dressings. I'd like to put in a kitchen backsplash, but it...