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Hey team. I am planning to purchase my 1st owned primary residence/investment property in april of 2020. I have been studying the house hack strategy for a while and planned to buy a 2-4 unit using an fha loan (wont h...
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What are some good websites or sources you guys have come across that produced or gave you quality leads for motivated/needing to sell sellers?
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For those of you focused on building buy and hold portfolios, what kind of techniques do you use to help you keep your eye on the ball and not bail out for short term gains or worse, letting yourself get LAZY? Curre...
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BEFORE/AFTER 100 16th Ave S AlbumThis was going to be a simple redevelopment. However, we discovered some major electrical issues and some very illegal plumbing "solutions" by the previous owner. We fixed them all ...
Hi everyone,
I am interested in connecting with commercial investors and wondering if any long-time agents have tips (outside of cold calling). I am a relatively new agent, but not new to real estate investing. I fo...
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Were considering expanding into a larger market as a next step for my families business. Curious to see which market you guys consider to be better for real estate sales and also buy and hold (possible rehabs)? Charlo...
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Does anyone have a set of criteria for how to determine how much to set aside for capex and repairs? I know it's generally 5-15% of the rent in each instance, but assuming a newer home needs less and an older needs mo...
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Greetings BP; first time long time,
My best friend/business partner and I basically want to buy and live in for atleast a year a multifamily home to start our real estate investing career as well as a place to live w...
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Hello Forum!I want to make a specific plan, how many deals to acquire and what is it going to take, a kind of projection for upcoming year/5 years ahead. Anyone has a specific process or template that would be handy? ...
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I am looking for ways to diversify my marketing. I already do a ton of direct mail marketing. I'm working on SEO and implementing a Google Adwords PPC campaign as well. I realize that small print ads is probably more ...