Ryan Cleary
Sending handwritten letters to FSBO
So as a realtor in New York, the government has banned cold-calls due to the pandemic. What are your thoughts on making a hand-written letter addressed to newly FSBO homes. Has anyone seen or heard success from doin...
Teri Feeney Styers
NEED AN INSPIRING SPEAKER FOR A REAL ESTATE EVENT
I'm on a committee tasked with finding a speaker for our bi-annual Realtor Rally which will be held April 11, 2019. Attendees will all be Realtors - but not necessarily investors or landlords. The message does not hav...
Lieren Schuette
Tips For Newbies At Their First Real Estate Meetup?
Hello everyone!
My fiance and I have never been to a real estate meetup before, but are wanting to start attending them regularly. However, we have little experience with real estate and are nervous about what we sh...
Tammy Helble
Any ideas on saving on capital gains...
I am due to recieve 50k in captial gains from an inheritance this week which falls under my 2022 taxes (that now has to be amended). In talking to my tax lady that 50k throws me into another tax bracket which has me l...
Sol Dubnov
Construction loan advice
Thanks to all who take the time to answer. Here is our situation: we own a primary residence on which we own a mortgage and we've recently made a cash purchase of a lot from a foreclosure in a highly desirable area. W...
Jordan Foster
Deciding between Out of State Investing or a House Hack?
Hello Everybody,I am an investor in search of my first deal. I am a recent college grad with w-2 experience, a good savings, and a substantial income. I am in the middle of the educational and personal finance secti...
Brandon Campbell
City of Code Code Violations
I'm under contract to buy some distressed properties on the south side of chicago. Every property has a city of chicago municipal lien on them from violations from up to a year ago to many years ago. Our goal is once ...
Jenny Milu
Investment Loan Question
I'm working on getting my first STR, I had a call with a broker from The One Brokerage ( why not, I listen to Bigger Pockets Real Estate Religiously). Anyways, the broker I was speaking with let me know I had two opti...
Allen Mock
Is it a waste of time talking to others about investments?
It seems to be a waste of time talking to non-investors about your investment deals. I work with and know many non interested, non real estate investors who know I am in my starting to invest in real estate and begin ...
Chris Utter
Newbie investor in Columbus, Ohio
I am a little over due to posting this! My name is Chris Utter. My wife, two huskies, and baby due in April live in Columbus, OH. About 5 years ago we bought our first house, it was a foreclosed home. This house has b...