I'm from Silicon Valley but have moved to Southern California to become a real estate agent and real estate investor.

My name is John David Maldonado but I go by simply JD. I was born and raised in a small border town named Del Rio. After high school graduation, I went to community college for a bit then transferred to Texas State Un...

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My realtor wanted to enroll into this program of Peter Conti and Jerry Norton where they would offer a $10,000 finder's fee for finding properties for rehab. While I had posted a question about their Residential ...

If you want a greater equity spread, and negotiate with the owner directly, then finding off-market properties is a better strategy for you. It wasn’t until I stepped into doing a few turnkey deals that I acquired an ...

I recently was aiding my client in bidding for a property on xome.com auction site. The bidding was set at $5K increments. Our maximum offer was $194K, and "another bidder" took it to $199K (5K increments) and "yet an...

Hello all. Hopefully a quick and easy question- I have a friend selling his home in California (he actually resides out of state). His California-based Redfin agent told him that it's normal to allow a potential buyer...

I am a new investor in the Elkin area of NC, never having done any deals.  I have found a HUD home that seems to be a very promising deal.  I currently have ZERO RE agent relationships.  Should I call the listing agen...

I sort of began this in another forum, but didn't find the category about new builds until later and felt it really belonged here. As they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words." I will be posting pictures as the ...

Hi All,I have my first showing tomorrow for a vacant apartment, and it's a group showing. My question is with regards to application fees. If I get a bunch of people who apply (fingers crossed!), I assume some might...

I am the owner of the house, listed my house for rental. I am dealing with 3 different applicants with following situationsa) one has 7 kids of her ownb) other has 3 kids of her own and 5 kids from foster care (she ge...