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Hello fellow BP'ers! My name is Michael. I currently reside in NY but have been considering in diversifying my investment portfolio to include rental properties (this has always been a goal of mine). A fellow co-worke...
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After joining BP and engaging on the forums I have started using the common strategy of pre-screening folks who call and email me before I show them the property. It has worked well - maybe too well. Some people have ...
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I had a couple come by this weekend to look at one of my rentals. They seemed very nice people, were very respectful. They wanted to fill in an application and went to the ATM to withdraw cash.
The husband called me ...
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So, I have been talking with local investors in Charleston and I am hearing that the market is too hot and that I should wait until there is a shift before I invest. They're saying that cash investors will beat you to...
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BiggerPockets members,
Hi I’m Mike & I have some questions for you all to see how I can make the most of this forum, this site, books (I’m waiting on “How to Invest in Real Estate”) & my real estate life in g...
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Good Day BP Members,
My name is Kyle. I've been a member for a couple years, but I was never the type of person to actually post anything on forum...
Josh and Brandon changed that recently. I've now lis...
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What are you doing to give back to the cities you make money in? I was proud to have a group of 10 local investors I know join early last Saturday morning to paint over graffiti in the East Lake neighborhood (all BP m...
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We all know that Ben, who also happens to be the author of the best real estate course in North America, is pretty outspoken about investing in 30K pigs. I was just thinking though, I wonder if Ben would entertain the...
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I have a couple certified sources that I can get bulk packages from. How much success have you guys had with buyers for large packages?
As an example I have a package with 78 properties in Canton OH for $4.5m...