Alvin P.
Out-of-Country Investor
Hi everyone! I'm an out-of-country investor looking at getting into rental properties, and I'm very excited to get started. I'm looking at Little Rock, Memphis, and Houston. I've been reading through the posts on this...
Account Closed
Average Professional Cleaning Fees?
Recently received a hefty cleaning fee, being taken out of our deposit. We were renting a 3 bedroom, 1 level house. Half of it was hardwood, the other half carpet. We were charged $109 for the carpet cleaning (per our...
Cory Land
How to create your own MLS database for FREE (without access to the MLS)
This is geared for anyone who is tech savy and maybe even a software engineer. This whole thing took me about 40 hours to write. I am not expecting anyone to actually do this but I am interested to see the feedback I ...
Saman Jafari
What is a reasonable 5-years goal for a beginner?
I am trying to set a 5-years goal and define a milestone for each year. My ultimate goal is to increase the cash flow. I mean, if I start with a property, let's say a single family, costs 0.7 X and I do a minor rehab ...
Austin Hughes
$100K equity deal...tiny glitch
I've come across a highly motivated seller, who has a very nice duplex with $100K in equity right now. Needs no repairs, is in a great location, and is a killer deal.The seller owes back taxes, and those can be paid o...
Rob Van Riet
Wendy Patton's Cooperative Lease Options
Has anyone successfully completed a deal using her course and contracts? Anyone in Illinios? I want to make sure this is legal in Illinois before I go ahead and start calling sellers. I don't have a real estate lic...
Kirk Hawkins
$200,000 in the bank...now what?
Hey everyone...If you had $200,000 in the bank...what would you do? Buy a house (like my accountant suggests) or buy an income/investment property like a duplex or triplex or 4-plex? Or...would you look into something...
Josh Anders
Are some markets just impossible to flip in? (70% Rule)
Hello, first time poster long time lurker. My wife and I started getting interested in real estate in January. We started listening to the bigger pockets podcast and since Jan, I have listened to over 80 of the podcas...
Phil Petite
Marketing to Buyers
I have several turn-key properties that are cash flowing and I'd like to liquidate them soon, but am having difficulty trying to market them to buyers. I have a website and use some social media, but are there other o...
Amanda Chandler
Officially a Landlord!
Super excited, officially rented out my first property! It's a single-family home in TX, and the deposit has been paid. Wanted to share some things I learned and that I would implement/do differently next time. Down t...