James R.
Glut of STRs in Every Major Market. The Elephant in the Room.
There seems to be a glut of STRs in every major market, yet there are RE agents out there telling people that there is demand.There may be demand, but if the owner cannot book their place to cover the costs, how can R...
Bobby Sharma
WORST cities for permits, code enforcements, city inspectors
I have had one of the worst experiences with rehabbing a home in Glendale Heights, IL (Suburb of Chicago) with the city inspectors. Some of the most picky, arrogant, expensive, nastiest, non-cooperative inspectors tha...
Natalie Allen
Tons of Motivation, not enough $$.... FEELING STUCK HERE, help
OK BP friends, as of now I have gotten my feet wet and am dying to JUMP into the deep end, I've been spending a lot of time 'learning to swim' in this lake of RE but I'm feeling a little stuck. I have done a few whol...
Shaun Caldwell
Anyone own rentals in the ghetto?
I recently came across a small duplex that is FSBO in a ghetto. I've heard about the strong cash flow properties in low income areas can produce but I'm also aware of the downfalls of investing in not so favorable are...
Lane Ewert
Is a We Buy Ugly Houses franchise Worth It?
My wife and I have gone around and around on different approaches to get into real estate investing. So today she shows me the We Buy Ugly Houses franchise. It's 50k to get a franchise and what you get is 2weeks trai...
Jessie Nunley
Negative Nancy Naysayer Family Members
Just curious how many of my BP family has experienced negative pushback from family members when you discuss your real estate goals with them? I remember watching one of the webinars recently where they talked about t...
Wy Kay
Do you carry a gun when visiting your C-F class properties?
Would like to hear from others on this one.Often, when I tell someone about an apartment building located in a class C neighborhood in NYC, the first question they ask is whether I carry a gun when visiting the proper...
Lorraine Patterson
Vacation Rentals in the Poconos
Does anyone own vacation rentals in the Poconos, if so how is that going, would you recommend investing there?
Chris Piper
Wholesaling: How to start with no experience, knowledge, credit, or money
There are a lot of people who want to start investing in real estate, but don't know where to start. Wholesaling is by far the best way to get started. It requires no training, knowledge, cash, credit, or experienc...
Ashley Roush
Applicant has no social or driver's license number
We have an applicant trying to complete an application for one of our rentals, but they do not have a social security number or a driver's license number- which are required fields for our background and credit check....