Jon Graham
Rehab strategy - spit and polish or full rehab
I'm an investor in NW Indiana. We have done a few successful flips over the last couple years. On the houses we have done, our strategy has been to do a quality rehab and try to drive up the resale value of the house....
Adam Drummond
brrr.. refi amount??
almost finished with my first brrr property. i own it outright, and when it's finished it will appraise at close to $135-150k. would you take out the max amount when refinancing, or play it more safe?? my initial ...
Luke Simonetti
How to convince motivated sellers to go with your offer
We pay for qualified leads in our area for motivated off-market home sellers. But it seems like the majority of the distressed seller leads that come through are "shopping around" for multiple offers. We may be the 3r...
Orion Walker
New Guy from Northern California (Mendocino County)
Hi Folks,What a great site. Glad to have stumbled upon it a few weeks ago. Here's a bit about me:I live in the hills outside of a little town called Ukiah, about 2 hours north of San Francisco. I grew up here, and mov...
Nick B.
Where do motivated buyers come from?
Hello BP!Everyone knows a term "motivated seller" and a certain images may pop up in one's mind when that term is heard. But about buyers? It looks like there are plenty of those came around in the last few years and ...
Sharad M.
Did you have a mentor when you first started?
Hello all-
I am just trying to find out how many of you had a formal/informal mentor when you first started out? Or you were someone who read a lots and lots of books and spent time on forums like these to bridge the...
Haider Zaman
Section 8.. good idea or bad?
Hello everyone,
I am new to the world of real estate (let alone real estate investing). I've heard a lot of great things about section 8 (how its a steady, guaranteed cash flow), but also some things that ar...
Aengus McMillin
Gut check my reasons for NOT getting started with REI. [Seattle]
Hi, so I am a new BP member, and I have been listening to some of the podcasts, reading the educational materials, and checking out the forum for the last few days. I'm interested in REI, but I'm not sure there would ...
Nathan Gesner
L.A. Creates New Law, Bans Tenant Harrassment
https://www.latimes.com/califo...Here are some interesting activities that will be banned, along with my comments:Deceiving residents about whether they are required to move out (what is "deceit"? If I tell a tenant t...
Joseph ODonovan
Podshare or Co-living, Is anyone on BP doing this?
Can Podsharing really become the norm in big cities? Can Real Estate Investors capitalize on this niche market?https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/05/success/podshare-co-living/index.html