Garret S.
Am I crazy?! Quitting my job and moving to Washington.
I'm tired of the midwest (Chicago suburbs). My wife and I have lived here our entire lives. We do not have kids yet or any other main reasons to keep us here. So, we are deciding to sell our house, leave my job, an...
Dean Letfus
Memphis Terry Brown warning
Before we took control of our own acquisition one of our earlier suppliers was Memphis Investment Houses and their property management company owned by Terry Brown. Terry appears to have skipped to Chicago, (accord...
Nick O.
Incentives for keeping contractor/GC motivated to keep bids low?
Contractor currently charges % on total spent which gives him no motivation to keep bids low or fight for better deals with subs/suppliers. Wanted to get some ideas on how I can incentivize him to be motivated to get ...
Michael Ablan
End of year summary: Successes, failures and a mobile home park
Hey Everyone,I like to drop in here from time to time to talk about my journey as a real estate investor. I feel it's appropriate because I honestly don't think I'd be where I am today without this website and commun...
Chung Sun
Anyone do any other types of business here?
Just throwing this out there, but does anyone know any buyers or sellers of D2 or JP54? Also if you do any types of trade we should talk.
Account Closed
[SF bay area] Selling primary residence to buy investment properties and rent myself
Hi all,I am from Fremont, CA and want to get started in investing in buy and hold properties.I have read lot of posts on BP and done research of my own. I have explored areas like Sacramento, Stockton etc but I feel ...
Misty Evans
Newbie Investor - How to Invest $60000
Newbie Investor here. Making moves to jump into the real estate investing world. I'm hoping to get some advice on how to invest my money and get my foot in the door. I currently have around $60,000 in cash that I w...
Anatole Doak
Tenant denied access for inspector
Hi everyone,Interesting situation happened over the weekend and would love some feedback/advice. During the inspection on a property I'm buying in the Cobbs Creek are of Philadelphia, the tenants were present and ref...
Sandra Hollgarth
If you are too pay contractor and he says check goes in his bank
Hello my name is Sandra , my mortgage has a check to rehab my home I am told to pay contractor checks come in both owner and contractor name both have to sign check. Contractor says check goes in his bank if that is s...
Charles Thompson
Contractor invoices WAY over estimate....what can I do?
I'm here asking for some advice about a problem I'm having with a "contractor" I hired to rehab a flip. I'll post a follow-up with more detail, but the gist of it is I signed a contract with who I thought was a licen...