Jay Hinrichs
How important are sales skills to the investor
We see much discussion on how to find deals and buy deals. However not much is mentioned about how to handle the leads when you get them or HOW to CLOSE a deal.A great closer will out perform someone with superior kno...
Maxwell Silva
How do I market myself as a new agent?
Hi, I am a new agent and am in the process of signing with a broker for the first time. Besides immediate friends and family who know me, how do I market or introduce myself as a new agent with no experience. Is th...
Steve H.
Buyers agent contract requiring exclusivity - is this normal?
After silently watching the BP forums for about a year, I'm ready to find my first investment property. There are a couple of houses on MLS in the West Chester, PA and North Wilmington, DE areas that I am interested i...
Kyle Longacre
1031 Exchange for $4M: Where to buy and how many units?
I have a client about to enter into a 1031 and I need to find a cash-flowing investment, ideally almost turn key and low headache. I’ve mostly checked out Cleveland and Vegas but he may want to stay in CA. Where would...
Nathan J.
Should Property Managers charge an additional fee to find tenants?
Hi all,It seems some property managers look to charge one months rent to find a tenant, on top of the 10% of rent collected. Is that normal? It seems that a property manager should be incentivised to keep tenants long...
Wayne Lee
Invest locally in Seattle, out of state, or something else?
I'm a first-time investor based in Seattle with about $80k cash to spend on a buy and hold rental property. The Seattle real estate market seems like a tough one to break into. Other locations or options I've consider...
Michael Lang
What is the best way to approach a Real Estate Agent
Being a commissioned sales person myself, I understand there is a certain amount of time that you must invest in someone to build the relationship before you can really claim them as a client and claim ownership of th...
Ugwu Uche
Agent Tips
As a new agent, I am in the process of setting up my operation. I am treating being an agent as a business instead of a job/career. I was wondering if any agents out there would like to share any tips or best practice...
Mark M.
How to create a 40 unit complex in Boston?
My family owns a 3 acre piece of Land in Revere MA, minutes from Boston. It has been a commercial rental with warehouses to a trucking company for 20+ years and the tenant is now leaving. I realize the future of thi...
Jacob Barnhart
Is this an existing strategy?
I was just throwing ideas around in my head and was thinking... Has anybody ever heard of a strategy along the lines of:1: Showing homes in need of repair to potential home buyers2: Have the potential homebuyers tell ...