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For those of you who are unfamiliar, a man was able to trade his up from a red paperclip to buy an entire house in just under a year...
You can read the story and see the various trades he made here: http://en.wikipe...
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I'm seeing that my social networks are becoming more and more interested in real estate investing and I was thinking of starting to document and promote local rehab projects to get them excited about new homes comi...
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Hello all,
This will be my first post to these forums. I'll try to make it as brief, concise, and full of information as possible.
I was in the military from 06-10. I spent three of those years deployed and the...
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Hi BP,Wanted to share a success story of a BP member who just closed on his first "investment property" in Washington DC. He used 5% down conventional primary residence financing, is going to house hack the unit for ...
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Greetings BP. We are embarking on a project in Brantford, ON where we will be building an ADU. I'm looking to get some feedback from people that have done this in the past. What successes/failures have you had? Can yo...
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Hello Everyone! Currently looking for some motivation. Share what led you to leave the rat race. I currently will be keeping my job for the time being for mortgage approvals and W2 income, but would love to hear your ...
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Good Morning BP,It seems a lot of Northern VA / Washington DC newer investors (and some experienced investors) are having trouble with pin pointing which strategy to attack. BRRRR is one that always comes up. In thi...
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I'm looking to develop a direct mail campaign and understand the value of good copywriting. I'm hoping to learn from my fellow BP'ers success, and, ideally, duplicate it.
Can you share specific examples of headline...
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I'm thinking about purchasing a property through the Greater Syracuse Land Bank. Does anyone have experience working with them that they'd like to share? Pros and cons?
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Hi Everyone,Wanted to put this out there for some knowledge, feedback, and to share with some of the other wholesalers out there that honesty really is the best thing you can bring to the business. This following sto...