Gautam Venkatesan
Notes, Interest Income, Yield - please help my math challenged brain!
I read a lot of posts on BP recommending investing in notes with your retirement funds. I see double digit returns (10-15%) being quoted as common for note investments done correctly. But when I do some simple math...
Stinson Bland
High Response Rate or Fewer Qualified Callers?
Hello BP,
I recently sent a yellow postcard to 439 absentee owners. I received a great response rate (10 calls) but most of the callers were looking for full market value on their homes (I added 2 callers to my buye...
Tim Gillette
Afraid to raise the rent.
Since I started my investor training last year in April, I've talked to many people that have had rentals for years, and I always ask them, "when was the last time you raised the rent?", answer, "we haven't", I ask, "...
Brandon Stiles
New to REI - How to compete with rental prices of homes purchased with low rates?
I've been working for a real estate investor for a couple of years now (doing light construction and rehab work) and I'm slowly turning into more of a mentor/mentee situation - as I'd like to get more into the investi...
Nathan M kiefer
Airbnb latest release 1%
What does everyone think about Airbnb latest release, I was on the zoom meeting and am wondering what % my listings will be at with there new % ratings, some people will not be happy with where there % ends up.We will...
James Barnhart
If a Realtor shows you a property, how long afterward, .........
A Realtor showed us a property in January. We made an offer and it was rejected. Later it was off the market twice and now is back on the market again. Now, this is May, and we want to have the listing agent show u...
Max H.
Is it possible to wholesale houses to non cash buyers (buyers who are using bank funding)?
I am wondering if banks will lend funds to potential buyers if they see that the deal is a wholesale deal?
Stephanie W.
Cash flow vs leverage
We needed cash flow fast, to pay our bills, since my husband 'medicalled out' of his airline flying career. We had enough money in savings to buy five rental properties in two years and so we paid cash for all of t...
Kurt Heise
HVAC contractor opinions
I have been coming to BP a while now for advice, which has always helped me steer in the right direction. I am in the heating and air-conditioning industry and am currently in the process of starting a residenti...
Eric G.
Best way to pay a vendor from a distance?
Because I'm not local, I have been mailing checks to vendors & workers upon completion of jobs. However, many of them prefer to receive payment immediately upon completion and the mail takes a few days to arrive.(...