Kimberly Ferguson
Swindlers, Con-artists, and fools
I have been investing since 2009. I bought my first duplex as a single gal. The house across the street from my duplex is owned by an out-of-state "investor." The city just boarded up the house across the street due t...
Bill Gulley
ETHICS, What Is Expected In Business
I just read a thread where an "investor" suggested that someone way the risk and if the down side could be covered, afford to suffer, to take the less ethical route.
Another thread was suggesting that investors just ...
Justin J.
Affiliating with a Non-Realtor Brokerage - Maryland
Hi fellow BP RE agents,I moved to Maryland a year ago and will take the state portion of the Salesperson's exam in the next two weeks. That said, my initial goal when getting my RE Salespersons license was to save mon...
Chris Masons
Question on ethics.. or not.
Hi guys,
I have a question on whether or not this is an ethical practice or not. I put in an offer through a listing agent on a 2 family I liked. The offer was turned down and sellers say they will not budge. We are ...
Brad Jordan
Cool MLS Hack
Recently I started using this tactic when making offers directly to the MLS and it works. It has some drawbacks that I will outline later. I can't say I'm the originator of this but here's the deal.I have the broker o...
Daniel W Finley
County says I can't use site information as a mailing list
I was trying to find some tax delinquent properties (or any deals) in my county, and so started with the county website. The website, and county worker, both said that any list or listing by the county cannot be used ...
Joseph E.
Michigan Home Building and Spec Building Start Up
Hello All,I am a 28 year old in commercial construction (project management). I have recently been getting more into the idea of wanting to become a builder. I am set to get my Michigan Residential builders license la...
Ann North
Anyone move from Cali to the Midwest
We moved a two years ago from California to the Western suburbs of the Twin Cities, Minnesota. We love it! I'm wondering if anyone else has made the move. I'm an Adjunct Professor but I would like to supplement my inc...
Grady Benton
Best books for real estate, business, or personal growth?
I've read almost all of the BiggerPockets books by David Green & Brandon Turner. I LOVE how Brandon explains things in layman's terms, like he's talking to a 5 year old. I wanted to know if there are any good real...
Paul Parker
Closed on a 7 unit property I had listed
Hello BP, I'm excited to have closed on my first small apartment transaction early today! It was a nice 7 unit property here in Toledo, Oh which I thought was a great investment because it had my phone ringing off the...