Jorge Vazquez
Why Most People Think It’s Easy to Find Profitable Flips?
People assume that whatever information is readily available is common. This bias skews our perception of reality. If you watched a show about flipping houses and the flipper in each episode makes around $40,000 to $6...
Robert McCormick
Should I bother getting my Real Estate License at this point?
I am in Texas and have finished 4 of the real estate courses out of 6 on real estate express before I can take the license exam. I have been on and off with it and have had difficulty with the exams unfortunately (not...
Carson Wilcox
If I have time and some skills,.. what areas are worth me doing?
So... I am in negotiations on my first flip. It will be bathrooms, windows, some cosmetic, fixture updating... But nothing major structurally (fingers crossed)I know the tv shows showing those knobs laying tile whil...
Mike V.
Painting
Hello everyone,I am working with two painters at the moment. They are both giving me different prices for Painting and Prep work. They do not have a unified idea on what prepping would be. I'm tired of the back and fo...
Micki M.
The Biker Bar is reborn aka my first Indy flip
I'm posting this today because my rehab is complete and that in itself is a success. I bought the house because a) I could write a check for it and b) it was a real live biker bar and I'm a sucker for a story. Here ...
Tom Kaser
Greedy Concrete/Mason Contractor
Seeking input for a frustrating situation with a greedy, and what seems to be, an unethical concrete/brick mason contractor. I'm rehabbing a brick ranch home in North Denver area. At first, it appeared it needed ex...
Sree Km
Landlord charging for cabinet replacement
I moved out of an apartment recently and I got a bill from landlord for cabinet replacement for $3000. Couple of cabinet doors were damaged when I lived, so I was expecting a bill for replacing those, but I got one fo...
Shahriar K.
Canadian, bought first property in US
This is a few month late but I think its time I share my success story here. Although not my first rental property I have purchased( I have purchased 2 other in BC Canada before), but it is the first property that I p...
Allison Leung
Real Estate Investors: What does a day in your life look like?
Attention real estate investors: I'm curious -- what's a snapshot of your typical daily schedule (or are there no 'typical days')? Do you wake up at 5:00 a.m., run 5 miles with your dog, make waffles from scratch and ...
Scott Graham
Reduce Direct Mailing Costs??
Morning BP!My partner and I are ramping up our Direct Mail Marketing Campaign. Right now we are sending out ~500 letters a month to motivated sellers. We are able to do this for 61 Cents per letter. Stamp = 50 CentsEn...