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Hi BP Community! My Name is Alexander Friedman. Please feel free to call me Alex. I've been living here in Portland, Oregon for a little over a year and recently got my license to be a real estate agent (though I have...
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So I noticed I can get a 7% discount on The Home Depot cards here today:
Home Depot Discount Gift Cards
Does anyone use cardpool? Are there other sites I can buy discounted cards at with a bigger margin? I would l...
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Alright, I'm an investor that's located in Maryland and I just sent out my first 500 mailings to absentee owners in my county. I sent the letters out on Friday the 9th and so far I've received about 4 calls back....
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Getting ahead of yourself is easy in any new business especially one with so many avenues and opportunities. As someone that likes to take action, I find myself potentially moving in every direction - achieving very l...
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I'm looking to see how people on BP go about looking for property and conducting their due diligence before and after making an offer. I've purchased and read @David Greene's Long Distance Real Estate Investing (great...
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Hello everyone , just wanted to bring something up and see if any of you have ever seen something like this , or is it just me thinking this is weird ?!I have been trying for the last couple of months to buy a house i...
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Hi everyone, I was just curious how the market is these days in the Mobile area. People I have talked to just usually say it is "getting better", but I'm not getting a ton more info. Would you say it is buyers, sell...
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Hi everyone,I live in Sunnyvale, but got a job in Walnut Creek, CA. I’m looking to move to somewhere near by the area and buy my first home. I’m single, so I’m thinking of buy a house and share a room with other peopl...
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Hey guys, so I know that there are tons of blogs and posts on whether or not t get a license, but I just wanted some input on my personal decision on whether or not to get a license before I decide.So right now I'm st...
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Hi,
I am an avid reader so I have read most of the 'normal' RE books (rich dad poor dad, think and grow rich, millionaire next door, finish rich etc.) I am currently reading Trump strategies for Real estate by Georg...