Hi everyone and TIA for reading this, my name is Breyan (Bre-on) and I am new to BP but so far am loving the forums and podcasts. First a little background on my wife and I. We are both 28 years old, both currently wo...
I was wondering how you guys feel about short sales. Do you guys think its worth the time to wait for a short sale or do you guys go straight for REOs because they can close quickly and you know what price you're gett...
I was doing some reading about the 2008 bubble burst of the real estate market in the book "The AfterShock Investor" by David Wiedmer. He explains the cause of the crash, which we should all know about anyway, but...
Hello,I just sent out my first mailer using @Jerry Puckett In NJ somwhere.I started getting calls yesterday and it is a disaster, I will try discribe all the issues one by one.Someone calls while I am in the car I ans...
An off-market deal has been brought to my attention. The owner is not selling, but is not opposed to selling. The unit is a 12-unit apartment building in Connecticut. 11 of the 12 units are currently rented. All u...
What kind of percent would be fair to command for bringing investors to the table for deals?4% first million, 3% next million, 2% next million, 1% thereafter?What duration would you hold those percentages for (to avoi...
Hey everyone,I'm intrigued at the idea of offering prospective tenants/buyers my single-family homes with a lease-option or rent-to-own scenario. I don't know a lot about Dodd-Frank yet, except that it definitely appl...
Hello BP community! I am an aspiring real estate investor currently living in Denver, CO and working in finance. In a few months I will be relocating to San Diego with my girlfriend. We aren’t at the point in our rela...
My daughter is going to college this fall. I'm exploring RE strategies in her college town for the next 4 years and potentially beyond. I can't seem to find anything in past posts. Options that came to mind:
1) buy a...
Hello BP family, my name is Shawn and I am a real estate investor located in the Metro Detroit area. My wife and I have several rental properties and turn a tun-key property management business. Turn-key as in the r...