Ryan Guffey
Getting started while working full time
What have you found to be the best starting strategies for someone who is working full time? I have read the UBG and am trying to figure out what would work best for me, I was originally thinking about trying to start...
Phillip Dwyer
Las Vegas Bigger Pockets Meetup
I'm reaching out to Las Vegas area BP members to gauge the interest in attending a local, live, and in-person BP meetup event. Like the online version, the goals and intentions of this meetup will be to share ideas, ...
Tom Scott
Can I Invest in My Own Business With 401K Money?
Hello all,
As part of my Roth 401K plan I am able to use a portion of my account balance as a self directed investment account. I know I am able to invest that money directly in real estate with the caveat th...
David Brauner
The Man Who Blew the Whistle on Countrywide - Kyle Lagow
Hello everyone,
My magazine, WorkingRE has done a great interview with Kyle Lagow - the man who blew the whistle on Countrywide that they were involved in Fraudulent appraisals. He sheds light on some of the unethica...
Galen Dawes
Seller wont sign termination/Closing attorney will not release earnest money
Hi,
I entered a binding agreement with the Seller to purchase an unlisted property in Atlanta, cash. The closing attorney is holding my $2500 in earnest money. In our contract it states: Seller agrees to furnish ...
Duke Giordano
Apartment Metrics when Evaluating Multi-Family Syndication
Hello All,I was curious if there are target metrics specifically in respect to the following from the [perspective of Risk/Target profile of deal:1. Purchase price per unit: is there a target range for this price per ...
Erik Bollinger
What lessons should I learn from this failed deal?
I'm brand new to real estate investing. With my first deal I tried to hit a home run and I ended up striking out. In order to make the most from this failure I would like feedback on what I did wrong, and if my conclu...
John Hixon
My first 2 deals and some thanks
I never thought I would be writing this post because I never thought I would actually get my first deal, but here I am. I finally made the decision 3 months ago to be fully committed to a direct mail campaign. I con...
Xavier Wofford
nightmare in Virginia Beach, VA
Good afternoon BP,I recently just purchased my first condo in the Hampton roads area in February 2016 and for the first two months everything was amazing.....come May anything that could go wrong did. I planned for ...
Jennifer Fox
Advice For Removing Nightmare Tenants
We recently took a job in CA and had to list our 1905 Historcal home that we renovated for sale in a market that is not ideal for selling a home in rural Upstate New York. Knowing our options were limited we agreed to...