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Good morning BP community,I recently got my real estate license per my dad's advice (who has been an agent for the past 25+ years) and I really want to get my foot in the investing door. He has suggested to me to go i...
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Hi all,
I am finally buying my first property. It's a SFH under contract right now for $1.1mm. In the Outer Banks in North Carolina (Corolla specifically).
I've posted here before where I've looked in various region...
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Landlords in California beware. The current CA law is that unlawful detainer actions are publicly searchable unless they are resolved within 60 days of the first filing. If the tenant fights, this easily takes it pa...
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Just wanted to see how fellow BPers feel about future interest rates? As all investments are linked to rates, I feel that rates in the future matters a great deal.
If an investment property is purchased today and th...
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Why do you feel you need to "work" for someone 9 to 5 or whatever it may be? Why is it that you take time out of your personal life and sit in a 4x6 cubicle, 5 days a week or may be even 7! I had this discussion with...
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I've been around this business long enough to see just about every scammer out there. I've noticed that all of the scammers use certain words: Here's my list:
1. SECRET (the gurus have a secret alright. The secre...
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I'm trying to understand how tax sales work in Texas to see if it's something I want to pursue further. I'll appreciate corrections or confirmations on the things I think I know and answers to the things I don't.I und...
A couple of month ago, a tenant I have had for 2 years told me her freezer would not always seal when she closed it. I went to the house and even though the fridge was only 3 years old, I told her i would swap out th...
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Every landlord always talks about how great their investments have been and that's usually the case but we all from time to time run into some real tough situations. Well here is mine -
Beginning of October I had 8 ...