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I am currently a college student looking to invest in real estate. I have begun to do research, reading books, and listening to podcasts. My plan has been to purchase a single family home semi near campus, hoping to e...
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My wife and I recently attended an investment seminar / meeting and were simply amazed at many things we heard. They all fit under the general category of ignoring risk. You could also call it creating houses of car...
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Hi Everyone,New to BP and excited to learn as much about REI as I can from this knowledge community! I'm currently looking to network and find my first deal in the Los Angeles, Long Beach and Orange County area. I'd l...
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Up until this point, I've been using flat fee listing agents to list my properties, main reason being cost ($500/ listing vs 3% of sale price). But as time has gone on and i'm listing more properties, my flat fee a...
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Hello Everyone!! My name is Miguel Velez and I am 35 years old. I wish I was a younger newbie but better late than :-). I have a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology. I am a CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Profes...
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Hey all,I've been investing on my own for a while and trying to break into the multifamily and apartment space. I'm in a mastermind that has people with good knowledge and I'm educating myself as much as I can, but I ...
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This Saturday I awoke early, and got in my car to start my 1 1/2 trip to Philadelphia. Ron LeGrand, the millionaire real estate investor was set to speak. My Real Estate education goes as far as some courses and b...
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Has anyone taken the plunge and attended any of the "Advanced Training" courses put on by the Rich Dad Education company? Last fall I attended a three day seminar put on by Rich Dad Education, but because of the steep...
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Please read my post before answering willy nilly, but I was wondering why is everyone here so against paying for real estate educational information?
I will preface to say that there are quite a few hucksters...