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Jim Viens First wholesale deal down in flames
16 January 2015 | 19 replies

What a way to start the new year (and my REI endeavors). Wow...where do I begin? Last summer, as a beginning wholeseller, I started sending out handwritten yellow letters to a neighborhood near me that looked like it ...

Matt Ellis Too scare to pick up the phone
14 June 2017 | 33 replies

I spend the day compiling a list of FSBO and FRBO in the areas of sellers I want to call. I have a script that I practice daily. Its very short and too the point. But for some reason I am scared to make the call. All ...

Steve B. How can I get started in Notes (without buying the seminar)?
17 May 2018 | 31 replies

Yesterday I attended a local REIA meeting which had a length presentation about why we all need to get into notes.   And it came as no surprise that there was also a length pitch about the note training session coming...

Anna Buffkin The Ugly Side of Investing: When everything goes wrong!
27 September 2019 | 14 replies

Long post warning!!
While there are plenty of success stories, everyone likes to hear about the struggles especially when its not them.  Here is my tale
It begins pleasantly enough August 3rd.  My husband's aunt had...

Jason Monroe Cash for keys tenant buy outs in Oakland California
17 May 2018 | 17 replies

I did my first tenant buy out today. Here is what I have learned.There are Lots of other explanations about why the bay area rent control is weird. If someone has enjoyed quite and respectful use of the unit who is in...

David Greyshock Appraisals
5 October 2016 | 16 replies

I have been looking at turnkey investment companies lately for out of state investing.  One of the common themes is that there may be a discrepancy between the asking price and the appraised value(possibly higher)  So...

Jonathan Woelfel Wholesalers.....ruining the business
9 May 2014 | 32 replies

Im very sick of wholesalers in south florida. It seems like some guru comes to town every few months with some ridiculous course about how to make money in real estate with no money down and then all of a sudden a th...

Nathan Gesner Would you keep this renter?
12 June 2024 | 27 replies

Tenant lives in a 2bed/1bath apartment. She was given two weeks to clean the place. She removed a lot of stuff, but this is the end result.She is very nice, pays like clockwork, communicates well, and never fusses. Wo...

Manuel Fuentes Fake Lender: this guy is a fraud!
7 December 2015 | 41 replies

Dear members: This post is to warn you. Do not do business with an individual by the name "Trex Samson" or his company "Trex Samson LLC". If you see this individual around, he is a fraudulent lender. I had been workin...

Dusty Bowling yellow letters for raising private funds?
29 September 2020 | 21 replies

Hey everyone was wondering if anyone has every tried mailing hand written letters as an elevator pitch to potential private investors. I'm from a small town where everyone knows everyone, I work for the local sheri...