Michael Semeraro
Can you be a good realtor if you do not like sales?
I have been working in the real estate sphere for about 18 months. Currently I am doing a renovation on a friend's investment property. I have yet to get my real estate license, but will be getting in starting classes...
Adam Jaggers
Buying Real Estate to Offset Short term Capital Gains
Hello BP!I'm in a somewhat interesting tax situation this year and I thought I'd get some feedback on my strategy (having never done it before). I'll be selling a non-real estate asset (portion of a business) for a si...
Thomas DeMoss
Rental Payment Procedure - tennant make bank deposit
I need feedback on this method of payment for tenants. I have given them my business bank account number and instructed them to take all payments to the bank and deposit them either by check or cash. Then send me a...
Josh Calcanis
3rd Deal with No (liquid) Cash Down
BP,This past Friday I closed on my 3rd deal since starting to invest in Sept of 2015. My first property was a SFH followed by a Triplex in Thorton Park Orlando. I recently took a break from the 9 to 5 sales role that ...
Tyler Jahnke
The Concept of Wholesaling
Hello BP!I'm fairly new to real estate investing and I'm still trying to completely wrap my mind around WHOLESALING. From what I've picked up, can you confirm I'm understanding:In a nutshell: Wholesalers market themse...
Mark Russell
learning systems and processes for a successful flip business
I am very green at flipping but I've learned enough about how to NOT run a business in the past to know that systems and processes can save me from a lot of unnecessary headaches. That said, how can I learn them? Or r...
Max Smetiouk
HELOC from Primary residence to buy land and tax implications?
Hi,Could someone share any IRS experience or their stance on tax deductions changes that went into effect after 2017?Question, can i use HELOC from primary residence to buy land somewhere else and be able to deduct in...
Nicholas Varner
Data Driven or Theme Driven Investing
The Serenity Prayer of Reinhold Niebuhr, "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.Living one day at a time; enjoying one mo...
Jeff Green
Email Blasts
Does anyone have any suggestions on what mass email service to use that will have the most probability of getting emails to the inbox and not the junk mailbox?
Ricardo Rosales
My first real estate flip
HelloAs of today we have completed more than 60 deals and today we are managing 10-20 deals at the same time (Buy, Rehab, Hold and Rent, Wholesale). It all started when I bought my first real estate flip from a wholes...