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I am listening to podcast 13 with Leon Yang and he made a comment that I would like expanded on. It is something I never gave much thought to but it does need thought. Over the last five years ago our government ha...
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I just read a WSJ report citing Bankrate a banking analyst, that 3 out of 5 Americans do not have the reserves to withstand the most mundane unexpected expenditure, "The survey found that an unexpected bill would redu...
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Howdy. My name is Scott Turner. I'm married, have a bunch of kids and am in my 20th year in my career as a software engineer. I am seriously looking into real estate investing. I'm not yet an investor, but got interes...
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Hi, I am looking at a 1950’s single story small multi-family building (four 1br apartments) located in Portland, Oregon. The building is made from concrete blocks. Is this a “run away as fast as you can” scenario? Hav...
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Kind of a short reminder but this coming Tuesday will be our 2nd meetup for BP members. The first couple of ones will slightly awkward while we figure out the direction, ongoing logistics etc.. I'm hoping we can get s...
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Hi BP,
I recently moved to Dallas from NYC to start investing in my own deals and I think I may have found a good one. In the Lake Highlands area of north Whiterock Lake, I have a house under contract for 205k with ...
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I'm looing to purchase a REO property for my personal residence. The listing agent is asking $259k for the property. The property needs repairs, but nothing too major. I found the deed from the courthouse sale, and it...
Does anyone have experience negotiating a Short Payoff/ Discounted Payoff with Bank of America? NOT A SHORT SALE
I've been through all their departments including the Office of the President and they all say they don'...
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I need to have a in depth understanding of the difference between assignment or land contract vs lease purchase. I know that "subject to" transfers the deed and might trigger the D.O.S Clause. The assignment or land c...
Hi,This is my first post in this site and a newbie. We have a home in San Diego and moved out of state and rented it for couple of years. The house is in a very good neighborhood, and goes for rent easily and also app...