Kurt Charles
RE wholesaling in Florida is highly illegal?
Hello all. After many hours/weeks of research and communication with members on BP, I decided to go ahead and get my RE license for different reasons that will aid my personal goals in RE investing. I was considering ...
Ruben Parra
The great California vs Out-of-State debate
Hi BP members!This is just my second post and it feels great to have received such good feedback and support.Since I don't usually carry around $100K in cash, my southern California backyard market can seem a little i...
Timothy W.
What if there is no housing "recovery"?
One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...
Joshua Dorkin
Updating the BiggerPockets Influence System
Hey All -
One of our upcoming projects is to update our influence system to one that better reflects a user's influence on the site.
We will be transforming the system from the current limitless influence scale to a...
Bill Plymouth
What's with the animosity towards whole-salers?
Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
Roberto Westerband
First Lien HELOC Strategy
What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...
James Sinclair
Wholesaling (Against the Law?)
I have not wholesaled a house and finding one that would make a acceptable deal, for a buyer, is very difficult in our area. I have done two fix and flips and they are a lot of work and a fair amount of risk as well....
James Wise
"Subject To" Real Estate Investing is Slimy. Prove me Wrong.
"Subject To" Real Estate Investing is as Slimy as it gets. There are ZERO situations where it makes any sense for a seller to sell their property in a "Subject To" deal. The only times these deals happen is when some ...
Grant Stuard
How are people scaling so fast?
I have listened to some podcasts, and have heard people saying they got their first 7 properties in 11 months. Some even crazier. I have 5 properties, but I have used all my money to purchase these properties at 25% d...
Bill Schultz
The bankers code
Has anyone seen this course? Something about obtaining private money and re-lending it at a higher rate. I would love to hear some reviews.