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Hi everyone!! For those that don't know who I am, I am Karen Margrave. I've been a moderator on BP for several years, having become obsessed with the site in 2010 or so. I was living in Orange County CA and we were b...
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I am located in Ventura County and am currently pending joining the Subto mentorship program. Would love to talk to some members before I get started or hear any other feedback anyone has to offer!
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Hey everyone!
Another post recently unveiled a lot of interest from folks around Los Angeles (Orange County, Long Beach, anywhere...) who are interested, or potentially interested, in investing out-of-state...
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Hey there!I am very interested in real estate investments, and I’ve just started dipping my toes into information and I’m reading a beginners book on real estate investing. I I believe that real estate investing is a ...
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When I decided about a month ago that real estate is the answer for what I've been looking for, I started to tell people about my new direction. However when I would tell anyone this I would always get the "yeah good ...
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Hello BP -- I own and manage a property in Maple Valley, WA. It was a foreclosure which was remodeled to be able to rent it. After the work and when the house is first lived-in, first tenants usually find little detai...
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I know a lot of investors don't like the thought of going to boot camps and buying programs off of so called real estate guros. But this idea is actually starting to look like it was a great idea. When i went to a boo...
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Hi all,
I've just recently started looking into real estate investing and wanted to go ahead and start posting the deals I analyze daily. I’m currently not looking to buy this home (you’ll see why if you read) but I ...
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Hi BPers,First, thanks to all who replied to my first post about possibly walking away from my wholesaling "mentor," who I suspect is holding me back. As I continue learning about the wholesaling business while rampi...
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Hello, my husband and I just got our vacation home started early this month. We've listed on Airbnb, VRVO/HomeAway, Flipkey/TripAdvisor and booking.com. so far all we've gotten are Airbnb guests. Which one is better...