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I am looking to buy a house in a new area to fix up and flip.
Before making my bid on the house, I was trying to find a General Contractor to walk through the house with me and give me an estimate for repairs.
I als...
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I've noticed some wholesalers saying deals must be all cash and some even require no contingencies. Is this standard? You can't buy wholesale deals with financing? You can't have inspections?In the event that is true ...
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Hi Everyone, I am looking for obstacles that are holding investors back from accomplishing their first deal. Leave some comments below and I will do my best to offer insight. -Thanks for your input Sterling.Other expe...
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I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...
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So we have a house with equity of about $750K, mortgage is paid off. I am closing a business and am now collecting funds from it. I have about $100-$120K to invest soon and about another $80-$100K to invest beginnin...
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Hello fellow BP'ers! Like any other newbie starting out, I too have a lot of basic questions. I am grateful to this community who likes to kick @$$ and make you get started. Its like having an older sibling that make...