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Alright...I am going to post what happens every week in my real estate business. Why? So you will learn from my mistakes as well as get inspired by my successes. I also hope by doing this, BP Nation will help me ac...
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I have now been living in my FHA-purchased duplex for 6 months, and I wanted to share the story to encourage those who have been waiting on the sidelines stuck trying to figure out how to get started. If you read the ...
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I'm very new to this game and recently got a great price approved for purchasing a short sale. The bank approved $500 in payments to the title company but the title company has added a $2000 "service fee" that they s...
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Hello Every one, I am looking for a mass texting and instead of making cold calling, I want to do cold texting. so basically I need a company who can do it?? I need a reliable data of the cell phones of the individual...
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I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
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My wive and I were in Tulum for the second time in about a month's time and love the whole Riviera Maya. So much so that we are thinking about buying an investment condo in a new development that just blew our mind. T...
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I'm looking for advice from anyone who has bought property in Costa Rica. It's been my dream to have a house within 60 seconds walk to a beach where I can surf, where I can step out on my front porch and both see an...
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I'm currently saving right now, but I estimate that in 3 years I will have saved $20K-$25K. I'm 27.I want to make $10K/mo and retire early. What I'm having trouble with is, if I use that $20-25K on real estate, I need...
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Anyone have experience working with US National Title Insurance Company? They are providing owner's title insurance on a piece of adjudicated property I am purchasing TODAY through an online auction. But the policy t...
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Hello, I'm looking for a fence company in Fort Worth to build a wooden privacy fence. I've never had fence work done before so I'm not sure who to use.
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks again, Scott