Judah Houser
Local or national HELOC
Hello,
I am wondering if there is a best way to go about getting a HELOC. My credit is great and I have over $100k in equity. Should I look at small, local lenders or is it generally better to go with nationals lik...
Flavio Zanetti
Pocket deals?
Question for our fellow commercial RE brokers and / or investors,Do you really send pocket deals to your A-list potential customers first? Is this a regular practice? Just wondering...
Michelle R.
Buying lists of prospective retail / medical space tenants
We are in contract on a shopping center that has numerous vacancies. We would like to mail a flyer to business owners in our county. This would target business types that would be a good fit for the center. (Martial a...
Mackenzie Charles
Marketing myself to a broker
I just passed my RE exam this week, yay! Now I need to find a broker to place my license with. However, I only want to buy/sell for myself and family. I have two very young kids that I currently stay home with, so I ...
Mahmoud Y. Elhalawany
Has anyone ever used Datazap?
Hey everyone, my partner and I have a bit of a dilemma. We are trying to make a choice between using Datazap (3.5¢) per name, vs REISkip (24¢) per name. Obviously we are tempted to try the cheaper option, but we know ...
Christopher Erwin
Full Financials of My 1st Midwest Duplex - 9.5% CoC Baseline
Hey BP community, I recently acquired my 1st Midwest Duplex. Below I provide full transparency into the financials and bid process, plus some key learnings. Documenting the acquisition process helps me best retain eve...
Joseph Cacciapaglia
Fair Referral Fee for Out of State Agents?
I'm in a market that gets a lot of interest from out of state investors, and because of this I often get asked by out of state agents if I will pay a referral fee if they send investors my way. I've only been involved...
Doug Henderson
Selling On Roofstock
I see a lot of info/reviews dealing with buying on roofstock. Anyone here sell on roofstock? I have a good rental cash flowing $600/month after all debt service is paid. Considering using roofstock to sell as Im re-...
Ryan Taft
Why is Quicken pushing 15 year mortgages?
Maybe the motive and reasoning is clear to someone else, I'm a bit stumped. Why is quicken pushing 15 year loans? (I keep getting ads from them). Is this some sort of speculation that between inflation and interest ra...
Josh Hay
Commodities
Have any of you dabbled in selling commodities? What are your thoughts? I know that the commissions are outrageous, but have any of you brokered a deal?