Naskat Williams
Bank Wants 10K Earnest Money
My realtor told me that in rder to buy a reo property the bank wants 1oK in earnest money. The arv is $400k, and i will be offering 15ok. I told him the most I would offer is 2k. He said that the banks ask for 10k be...
Ingrid J.
How do YOU do break-even for buy-and-holds?
Hey all the way from Norway! I've spent the past two weeks finalizing the business plan for my buy-and-hold real estate company and have ran into a wall.The break-even-analysis looks very scewed and I can't figure out...
Brenden Kanakaole
How to get started with direct mail
Looking for suggestions for an affordable and effective direct mail service for a newbie investor? All suggestions welcome. I have 4 list that needs attention. Also does anyone have a great cold calling script or link...
Josh Thompson
What do you do when you analyze a Negative cash flow?
I am new to investing and I am following Brandon's rental cash flow calculator tutorial from bigger pockets.I've analyzed a property but found it to have a negative cash flow. I remember Brandon saying to play with th...
Eric P.
How to add $15k of value?
Bought our first home 2 months ago, we got a good price and decided to do just 10% and keep the additional $ for emergencies and upgrades then have the home reappraised a year later to remove PMI (extra $100 a month)H...
Rose Stuart
Money vs. Sanity (Raising the Rent)
We have two duplexes, self-manage. We just bought a third property to live in. Rents have been going up and up and up. (Supply is also going up, but not fast enough to stop the rate of rental increase.) Our longest-te...
Nhi Nguyen
For beginners: follow along my flips in Bay Area
Morning all. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving with love ones. I’m back in action with a couple of flips in and around the great Bay Area. I’m thinking about opening them up for whoever’s interested to follow thr...
Robert Spence
Buying REO properties in Pittsburgh, PA
Is anyone here investing in the pittsburgh area? I am interested in purchasing REO property in the area, and im trying to figure out where to start.
How does one go about getting the jump on one of these kinds of dea...
Jeff Sitti
"Hard Hitters" - Real deal investors...
As a newbie... I've spent days, weeks, months... Spinning my wheels, networking with as many investors as possible, searching for the real deals, just basically putting in work and realizing it doesn't happen over nig...
Ulysses Arreguin
Buying young
Hello BP Forums Im a 17 year old high school student and I am planning on purchasing my first property this summer when I move out for college (Visalia area) and was hoping some of the experienced buyers on this websi...