Rob Widdick
Does this seem like a solid deal?
Hi there,I've been a fellow lurker of BP for a while. My wife and I have been doing quite a bit of studying, including reading a couple of books from BP members.So we started looking for multifamily properties as we h...
Mary Fraga-Kingsbury
Tax Delinquent Abandoned Multi-family property
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $5,000
Tax Delinquent property. I negotiated paying the owner $5000 + taking over the past due taxes and liens....
Andre Williams
Probate issues help wanted
I'm fairly new to probate investing and was seeking a little help. I have an older army veteran who lost his wife of over 30 years to cancer earlier this year and is now looking to sell what once was their home. He ca...
Amber Jamanka
What would you do???
Hello!Just when I started planning to buy my first investment property, I got laid off from my job. The good news is I got my real estate license and now I'm full-time in real estate and loving it! The bad news is, ...
Sally F.
New in Knoxville
Hi Everyone!I live in Knoxville, TN and am looking for my first flip. I've looked at many properties, made a couple of offers, but have not landed my first deal yet. I've been visiting BP for a few months and just wan...
Robert Walden
Hard Money Broker Fees
I've done a couple of deals years ago, and was planning to start a real estate business full-time this Spring. But, I lost my job due to the pandemic and have used up my down payment savings on living expenses. I have...
James Wise
Yo! Out of State Investors! Stop doing this. We are laughing at you.
For those unaware, I do Property Management in Ohio. The majority of our clients are out of state investors. Usually from places like California.
For the last decade+, every single year, without fail, we get 1 or 2 r...
Vera Rosen
Step-by-step guide to direct mail marketing
Can anyone out there point me to a step-by-step guide to setting up a direct mail marketing effort? My partner and I have been investing part-time for a few years now and have close to 20 units, and a reasonable amoun...
Joshua Dorkin
Zillow Goes Public - Ticker Z - $1.6 Billion Valuation - Thoughts?
Zillow started trading today on the NASDAQ under the ticker Z. According to this article on TechCrunch, when the stock opened at $60, that represented a valuation of $1.6 billion - extremely frothy, given the $11.3 m...
Scooter Williams
Swing and a miss
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $62,500
Sale price: $51,000
This is one of the few real estate deals I lost money on in 12 years. I was SO p...