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good afternoon! i am a fellow real estate rookie and have been interested for a very long time. My wife and I are in the process of buying another home, and we are going to rent out our current house we have now. Base...
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Don't get me wrong here--I have had HUGE gains from real estate investments (yet I am not a seasoned Investor). This post has made me very happy that I have been so heavy in stocks. Poor MikeOh's $100 a month for so ...
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Hello all, I have read many discussions on cold calling/direct mailing absentee owners. Before I begin this process however, I am interested to know how things progress if you actually get someone who is willing to en...
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My contractor mismanaged his employees and subs and got behind financially on his most recent project with me. He is concerned that he can't get the project done without a loan or "pay day advance on future projects"....
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Hey BP,
First time poster - my name is Martin and I live in San Diego. Professional background is in business development & technical sales in the biotech space. My experience in real estate investing is limited,...
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I've got a property that I've owned a long time and it's been depreciated down to practically nothing (condo, so no land). I'm selling and I have a buyer if I will hold the paper. Say I get 20%dp, interest only and ...
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Is there anything you want me to tell the National Association of Realtors about short sales? I'm not sure if Josh will allow me to mention another forum on BP, but I'm in an interesting discussion on LinkedIn, The N...
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So I just recently purchased my first rental property a multi-family duplex and haven't closed on the property quite yet. The current landlord of the property has recently just put in a new tenant who's had a prior ev...
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Hey everyone:
I'm Keianna Rae Harrison, an interior designer / home stager based in Indianapolis. I'm also a fix and flip investor. I have a question:
Why don't more investors work with a designer/residential space ...
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From what I've read, a lot of people are putting $10 down on purchase contracts. If I call landlords though to buy via a lease option, they will of course be wanting 1st month's rent, last month's, a security deposit...