Josh Calcanis
I have been FUNemployed because of REI
A short year and a half ago, I was dreaming of investing in real estate. I spent time living in both Los Angeles and Seattle for work and had been spending time looking at properties, but never pulled the trigger. Par...
Emilio Ramirez
Spec Home - High Level Analysis
Hello BP'ers,
I've been having high level discussions with a colleague about a single family home spec build. We have our own equity that we would put into the project plus a couple of investors who have show...
Phil C.
How many people in a Single Family?
I know this probably varies from state to state or county to county, but how many unrelated people can you typically rent to in a single familiy house? I am looking to buy and rent out a house to six girls near a coll...
Stephen Zipp
NY Eviction: 165 days ago. Now she wants her abandoned property
I got an email from the tenant's lawyer yesterday stating that she wants her abandoned property. It has been 165 days since she was evicted. She never showed for the appointed times to retrieve her items and after 30 ...
Jason Brown
Getting a bank loan and owner financing at same time?
Hi BP,First time investor potentially closing in on his first deal. I am currently in negotiation with a seller to buy two duplexes here in South Florida.To give you some background information the seller is an elderl...
Jason Rogers
Wild first deal... trying to get under contract
Hello All,
I am currently trying to get my first deal under contract and it has some pretty odd stuff going on that I need some advice on. So the back story is this was a driving for dollars prospect. I researched t...
Deren Huang
Yearly Cost of Being a REALTOR
Hey all,Just wanted to give a frame of reference for those who are thinking about being a real estate agent, whether it is to do "retail" sales or investing here are some of the cost associated to being an agent:I am ...
Bob Foglia
Portfolio Lender that lends in both Colorado & Oklahoma?
I've seen a number of discussions about portfolio lenders, but wasn't sure if they tended to be national, regional, state, local, etc???? Are any of these companies national? Or at least regional? Or do they tend to ...
Michael Zagorsky
Etiquette of using a wholesaler to find a personal residence?
Hi Wholesalers:Wanted to check the etiquette of this: We are wondering what the situation would be as far as reaching out to a wholesaler with the intent of finding a personal residence to owner occupy?We have been t...
Zackarias Aitchison
Good Realtors vs Great Realtors
Hello!
What do you find separates good investment realtors, from great investment realtors? (From a buying agent perspective)
What's the difference between good & great communication?
Good & Great serv...