Diane G.
If you are buying when unemployment is 4%, you are buying trouble
I googled the unemployment history of US, and here is the chart... Out of the past 65 years, maybe 10 saw unemployment at around 4%....All other 55 years were higher.... If you are buying RE in today's enviroment when...
Jason Click
What are the drawbacks to owner financing?
I may be transferring with my job and may need to get rid of my house. It's worth about $160K so that's almost $10K in commissions to a realtor. I'd like to keep all of the equity so I want to sell it myself. The mark...
Nick Pittari
Newbie from Dallas
Hello Everyone!
My name is Nick Pittari and I am a new real estate investor from Dallas. I have been reading the forums, blogs, and listening to the BiggerPockets podcast (awesome podcast by the way! Quiiiiiiccck Ti...
Phoebe Hodges-Carter
Mentor Partnership Agreements
Hello Everyone,
I have an opportunity to learn from a mentor and he's made the following offer to me. He suggested we form a partnership where 25% of profits are put into a general business fund and the othe...
Elizabeth Wilson
How much to pay for referrals/deals?
We are starting several new marketing campaigns and wondering what folks pay for leads that become deals. How do you structure it? I was thinking a grand per deal that their number brought to us. (Every birddog tha...
Jacob Chapman
Opinions on Property Management Softwares for SMALL portfolios
Hey BP!So a little bit of background - I have EXTENSIVE experience with Yardi as a property management program for my 9-5 job in apartment management. I can tell you from experience that a great property management pr...
Ryan Dossey
Direct Mail: Do you ever not return a call?
For those of you guys that have done direct mail for quite sometime are there any calls that you simply don't return? The old lady telling you she will sell for 75k on a house that is worth 34k.The person whose vocabu...
Rodel Gobenciong
Title Company in Chicago
HI everyone, newbie here from Chicago. I believe someone mentioned on one of the posts here about using Chicago Title as Title company for closings. I was wondering what branch it is because i've called several branch...
Jesse Hogue
Condo investments? Forced appreciation? HOA Fees?
My Fiance & I are starting our investment career in Medford Oregon. We both live close by. She is currently searching for a condo for our first investment property? Just want some deep insight on pros & cons o...
Kimberly T.
Do we really have to rip out the tub to fix the clogged drain?
Hi all, I haven't had time to post here on BP lately because I've been kind of preoccupied with being pregnant (2 more months to go!), but we're having a potentially major issue with one of our properties and thought ...