Anthony Greene
Brooklyn, NY Wholesalers
Are there any experienced wholesalers working in Brooklyn, NY with a proven track record that can help a newbie get started on the right track? I would like to treat a seasoned investor to lunch and pick there brain a...
George Kopp
Tenant Asking for Blinds
I have a warehouse type apartment that doesn't have any blinds and no one can really look directly into the apartment without a telescope or something. I have a female tenant who is moving in in two weeks and she's as...
Steven J.
How do you interest a seller in seller financing?
As I've been getting calls from potential sellers the words 'seller finance' and 'lease option' are met with near automatic 'NO's. When asked why sellers always say they don't want to deal with the property and th...
Joseph Atkin
When is it ok to contact the borrower, as the holder of a NPN?
I'm very new to the idea of investing in notes generally, and I have a question regarding non performing notes specifically: I feel like I heard/read somewhere that it's not legal (or not ethical?) to directly contact...
Gary Baker
1%-2% rental rule of thumb
Hi Bigger Pockets - long time lurker.Part of my procrastination in buying SFR rentals in 2016 has been that my calculations show negative returns, thus no cash flow. The DFW market heated up rapidly in 2013-2016 and h...
David Breitzmann
Jewelry investment as a RE primer and fear managing tool
Hello RE friends,
In an effort to move beyond theory (e.g. reading, speculating, postulating) and into practice there was a need to invest in a commodity.
Commerical paper doesn't seem as interesting because it's ...
Craig Hewitt
Invest as a property owner or private lender?
A bit of a philosophical question here, but looking for anyone who's done some of the in-depth calculations of these types of investments. The question is if I'm just getting into real estate investing and have 10...
Diane G.
Rent dropped I'd say 20%, maybe 25% in San Francisco
So I had a studio that happened to come on the market 3 days before the corona lockdown...Just finally rented it out after 45 days on the market....at $200 below asking....Was asking $3000...
What is even more weird ...
Deanna O.
Diary of foreclosing on a note...
Feb 2019. Just purchased my first distressed note 2 weeks ago, started foreclosure this week. So far so good, and all the paperwork makes sense. Now it's just a waiting game. Won't know what rehab is needed until I g...
Willie Webb
Complete Disaster......My Rant
I purchased my first flip property this past March, and every possible thing that could have went wrong, has managed to show its face throughout this problem. This particular property had the potential to bring in clo...