Brie Schmidt
HELOC payoff strategy
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
Drew Cameron
Heloc to pay off mortgage faster
I recently came across a new strategy that I don't quite understand and it sounds too good to be true. The principal is simple. Use your heloc to pay your mortgage and funnel all your funds in and out of it like a che...
Daniel Levine
Than Merril, or Bill Vaugn Are they worth it?
I have completed a flip and it was successful however it highlighted how much I still need to learn. Than Merrill came to town and is putting on his standard sales pitch or 3 day seminar. The reviews are mixed, some p...
Thomas Handy
It's June 1, what have you done lately?
I've been extremely busy lately with work, coaching, and working on a few deals. And preparing to move at the end of the month.
My teeball team lost last night but it was a great season. I saw kids make a lot of ...
Katrina P.
How would YOU approach this deal? Or would you?
An agent that I'm working with, told me he has a short sale listed that is a "good deal". Here are some of the specs:
*On the market 91 days
*3 bdrm/2 baths townhome
*Price was reduced from $199k to $175k to $169k
*...
J. Martin
2013 Mistakes/Failures & Lessons Learned - Spill your guts!
I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...
Jonathan M.
California vs out-of-state
Hi all,I've been an active follower of this forum for quite some time. I have a pretty simple question -- at this time, would you invest in a $400k condo in Walnut Creek, CA or a 2-4 plex in Austin, Texas? It's the on...
William S.
Milwaukee is driving me nuts.
Please excuse me for a moment, but Milwaukee is driving me absolutely nuts. I don't understand how you investors make it work here. The properties are in junk condition, your property taxes are absolutely out of contr...
Jack Tucker
Turned a $52k condo into $6250 in rent / month. Forget 2%, This is an 8.3% PROPERTY!
How to make $6250 rent a month on a condo? Here's how I did it. BANK CALLED ME and I agreed to buy a condo they were about to take back in Athens Georgia near UGA. 3 story, 5 bed, 4 bath with nearly 3000 square feet. ...
Jacoby Atako
Real estate agents' perspective
I usually hear about qualities we need from our real estate agents as investors, but I don't generally know what agents need, especially when working with investors. What does your ideal, investor, working relationshi...