Nellie Bentz
Escrow: why don't I understand it?
Anyone in here care to educate me a little on escrow? My escrow account keeps coming up with what seems like fairly large shortages.I'm not very good with math, and I've tried going over the escrow statement with my m...
Steven Maduro
Keep it basic vs make it fancy low cost vs putting in a little more
I was talking to a friend of mine who has been renting apartments for about 10 years. his advice to me was just clean the apartment really well
everything is commercial grade carpet and builder grade fixtures and cou...
Sam Schlacter
Buying Rental Property
Hi All,
This is my first post as I just bought my first rental property and came across this fantastic site. Hope to stay engaged with others on this forum.
Some background - I just closed on a town house pro...
Anthony Cecchini
Facebook for lead generation
Hey you all,
I saw a few forum posts in the past about suing facebook as a place to market. I have recently came across the idea of using facebook to market. not on a personal facebook but I created a couple ...
Evan Myers
Did I offer too much?
3 bed 2 bath 2 car detaced garage 1674sf
Listed as REO on 8/11/11 @ $64k
Reduced after 120 days @ $59k
Reduced after 365 days @ $45k
Comps in area selling between $42 - 88k
Offer...
Andrew Machado
How to value a multi-unit property in detail
Exactly how do I get the figures to calculate NOI, cashflow etc. I understand the formulas but where do I get the variables? How can I find out exactly what the rents are for each unit and what the expenses are? Al...
Ronald Heppner
Where to begin?
I have read several forums and the beginners guide which is helpful but still kind of confused as to where to begin. I been trying to get into real estate investing for the last eight years. I started out buying i...
Aleksey Vinogradov
Newbie landlord. Please help with the very first steps!
Hi everyone
I'm (hopefully) about to close on my first rental property and I'm really in stupor about what my first steps should be.. The situation is this
This is a 4-unit property (2 duplexes, 2BD 1BT...
Haider Zaman
Section 8.. good idea or bad?
Hello everyone,
I am new to the world of real estate (let alone real estate investing). I've heard a lot of great things about section 8 (how its a steady, guaranteed cash flow), but also some things that ar...
John Alosio
Best Big Box Store CC
Hello BP community,
I am seeking some advice when it comes to accounting of my DIY shopping habits.
Over the past few years I have been shopping at Home Depot with my personal credit card(2X cash back on all purchas...