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Hello allI am a wholesaler and would like some advice from investors or other wholesalers who have insight on this situation. After cold calling a off market property and coming to an agreed price with the owner, I se...
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If you had $500,000 and are a rooke REI, what's your move to get started?
Would you focus on a high cap or low cap market? Would you buy and hold a SFR/MFR or go right into a different strategy/niche?
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I use mouse bait stations with Final Blox from Bell Laboratories in them at each property. We tend to have good luck, and little to no rodent infestation. The product is cheap to use, and requires just a small amount ...
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Hi, i bought a property in LEHIGH COUNTY PA , Sep 2019 , and later on found out there is old lien ( Mortgage ) open not paid off on previouse owner for amount of 81K i'm living in the property over 2 years now and no ...
I got my offer accepted on a house by the I-5 in Seattle. I can't hear the freeway noise inside the house but the fact that I got it under list price in this market makes me worried that it might not sell in future if...
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Hey folks - I wanted to share some results using letters, combined with good data and persistence. I've been a real estate investor and agent now for a couple years but, at the beginning of 2021, I changed my marketin...
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I am a first time investor and am purchasing an investment property in Baytown Texas for $200,000 (single fam). I was expecting the closing costs to be around 3% but they are closer to 7-8%. Is this reasonable? I a...
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Hey BP family,It feels so good looking at the amount of posts and the responses filled with valuable information :)I am looking to buy my first rental property in Houston. I am not a resident of Houston but I visit th...
Hey guys. So I’ve got a decision to make here on a property. It’s currently selling at a relatively competitive price , in fact it’s selling for under 100k below the Valued amount (last valued in this year February) T...
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What would you do if you were just starting out with $40k cash to invest in the Dallas/Ft. Worth market in Texas? Good credit. Self-employed. What kind of deal would you do and how would you finance it?- Build and ...