Luis A.
Would you recomend having a coach and/or mentor?
There are so many challenges when trying to achieve something as difficult as starting your own real estate business and making it successful I often find myself seeking some help/guidance on an on-going basis.
I oft...
Stephen Dominick
Flipping Land
I would like the folks from BP to give their opinion on flipping land. I skipped back to podcast 039 with Seth and had to listen to it twice to try and get my head around it. I live in the Pocono Mountains of Pa, we...
Deddy W.
Fixing tenant induced damage that is not covered by insurance
Hello people of BP,
I have a 4-plex in Mesa AZ that is two-storied. One of the second floor tenant installed tile floor on her unit - as the result, the floor bowed down due to the weight of the tiles. I trie...
John Trout
Advantages / Disadvantages of holding a property in an LLC
I was once told an interesting "trick" by a seasoned RE Investor. He said if you could find an investment property (say a SFH rental property) that was owned by an LLC, that you could save lots of money on the purchas...
Robert Burns
Craig List Ad
A number of folks have suggested finding buyers using a Craig's List ad. Can someone give me an example of a good ad to post?
Don Chambers
direct mail - response rate too high
I just started a direct mail campaign. I sent out 1,109 postcards in 2 batches. The first 600 hit today. I expected about 3 calls - 1/2%. I have gotten 23 calls - almost 4% and I could not get to all the calls. I...
Pascal Lapointe
Rule of thumb for buying multi-units in Canada
Hi everyone,My job allows me to work with clients that have real estate investment portfolios and work with real estate agents and after talking to many of them I concluded that it seems that the rule of thumb for buy...
Tyson Cross
Using a VA to answer incoming calls
Ok, so I am making a plan to start virtual wholesaling. I have a market I am targeting within two hours away. I have some contacts on the ground that I plan to use for taking pictures and estimating rehab costs. ...
Belle Tseng
My First Investment in Cedar Park, TX (near Austin)
Hello Everyone,I've finally decided on my first property investment, and it is in Cedar Park, TX, just northwest of Austin. I've just gotten into contract, and like everyone's recommendation on a property manager. I...
Brian Wall
I finally did it, on my own! (with the support of my family, of course)
Ok, after being encouraged by Will, at the last Naked Club meeting, I decided to document a recent success I had. Actually, it was the first substantial success I have done, where I was the one completely in charge. ...