Tony Zamberlin
making offers on reos?
i've been told that on reo's banks normally don't take less than 20% of asking price and its a waste of time to go out and offer half of list or below even if the property has been sitting for 5 months to a year or mo...
Britnie Batish
Sold a flip home, but new owner keeps calling
We finished our fourth flip home which was our biggest flip yet. We had to have the house almost completely rebuilt, but we felt really good about the product we were selling. It had almost everything new. The new own...
Karen Margrave
FIREPLACE & TV ON THE SAME WALL ??
Have any of you installed a gas fireplace and had a tv on the same wall above it? I see it done on Houzz, and in magazines all the time, however; how practical is it? Is the TV too high? Is there too much heat off th...
Laura S.
Neighborhoods with positive cash flow in today's market
Hello! I am new to BP and also pretty green when it comes to investing. I currently live in the north Denver suburbs (Superior), and have been really impressed with how much appreciation I've had in the last 2.5 years...
Chris Vail
Sacramento / define B, C, and "War Zones"
Hello BP,As I continue to learn about REI, I have struggled with the B, C, and War Zone concepts when it comes to neigborhoods. Specificly Sacramento, Ca but also in general. For the Sacramento investors what would ...
Lou Palazzo
The value of real estate agent's services
What services does a real estate agent provide for an investor?As a newbie I've been working with a real estate agent who owns apartments and other properties so that I can learn of few things from him. Recently, I fo...
Alex Cole
Hello from Bangor, Maine
Hello everybody! I am Alex Cole, I stumbled across the bigger pockets podcast in search for some financial education in my life, and have been hooked since. I have been a member, but not much of a contributer to ...
Joseph Roberson
What would your 500K strategy be?
This question is for RE Investment Veterans. If you had 500K what would your strategy be knowing now what maybe you didn't at the beginning of your career. My goal is to get financial freedom as quickly as possible....
Christopher Albritton
To a future landlord - What would you recommend to do to make the transition into being a landlord as smooth as possible?
Hello BP! As the title suggests I'm not a landlord yet, but I do plan to be one. Until then I have created my own business plan on how to operate and manage my future properties. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wd...
Mike Kalob
"Real" Contractor Accepted Payment Terms
It seems every contractor wants at minimum 1/3rd, 1/3rd, 1/3rd (or more upfront), despite advice on here to not put more than 10% down.I've scoured the General Contractor Payments in the forums and it seems the ones w...