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Chris A. Spartan Invest - Birmingham Turnkey Case Study
17 September 2020 | 136 replies

Hello BP Community!In efforts to give back to the community, I wanted to document the process of acquiring my first turnkey property through Spartan Invest. I know when I was first researching the forums, case studies...

James Piercy Nightmare 1st Property - Does it get better?
5 January 2018 | 76 replies

Hello Everyone,I currently live in one of the most expensive areas of the country (Bay Area, CA). I work in tech at an amazing company (Facebook) and I am extremely fortunate to have a relatively high salary for my a...

James Kerson Tell Me Why My Discount Brokerage Idea Is Bad: Calling All Agents
10 December 2024 | 100 replies

I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Natalie Cloutier Coronavirus: email to send to your tenants
14 April 2020 | 160 replies

I got a lot of questions on my Instagram yesterday about the email we wrote to our tenants addressing this outbreak so I decided to include the letter we wrote here in case it helps anybody :) I think a lot of landlor...

Kevin Harrison smokers?
29 December 2015 | 81 replies

I have been a part of BP for over a year now and have been a smoker since I was way to young, but my question is when did smokers get such a bad rap?I personally don't smoke inside of even my own home, not even once. ...

Kevin Norton Looking to get any reviews on Mentor/Investor/Teacher Brad Sumrok on Multifamily
25 August 2022 | 108 replies

Please reply with any feedback on Brad Sumrok who states he specializes in Multifamily acquisition and mentoring. He has been holding Investing Weekend Training Events.

Thank you.
"Irish Kevin"

Bryan Hancock Are Realtors Worth The Commission Anymore?
14 July 2021 | 96 replies

Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...

Frank Patalano So what's holding you back?
19 August 2024 | 3705 replies

When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?

Brandon Foken My Direct Mail Campaign Results Have Been Atrocious
29 June 2019 | 364 replies

Hey There BPers,

Myself and my business partner have been spending a significant amount of time on our direct mail campaign and so far, our results have been subpar to say the least. We have sent out a total ...