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How does an auction work? Is it the same as a forclosure? Can you finance a house that is on auction?
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Hello All,I'm compiling an Absentee Owner List, and I have access to the owner purchase date, so I was wondering what the standard was on who to eliminate? Anyone that has purchased from today back 3 years, back 5 yea...
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Hello all,I wanted to give wholesalers (and RE agents) info on a property leads website that I found out about.It's called iMapp & Joe Balber with PropertyKey is the point of contact. BP won't allow me to give out...
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I found this interactive graph of real estate prices comparison of the G7 countries (with Spain substituted for Japan) since 2000 on Youtube, which the author, James Eagle, had ingeniously compiled. Watch what happen...
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OK BiggerPockets, I've selected my target area and have spent the last two weekends driving for dollars and surprisingly enough, I found about three times the potential properties in this area than what I initially th...
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I'm currently an optometrist, recently opened my own practice but am wanting to get in to a field that has the ability to provide me with quicker growth and larger income. I came across real estate investing, absolute...
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My managing partner is an agent and has put together some absentee owner as well as owner occupied lists for a direct mail wholesaling campaign. What is the advantage of using a list sourcing company that compiles yo...
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Does anyone have recommendations for finding probate deals in St. Louis? I contacted the Circuit Clerk and got NO response. I recall a couple podcasts mentioning using newspapers, but has anyone had success using ot...
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What website/company do you use for a background check? I am purchasing my first MTR property in Chicago and do not know where to go to do background checks on tenants.
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Aside from relying on people I already know personally...Are there businesses that can introduce me to these people?