Stephen S.
What is and isn't bird dogging ?
People have brought me real estate deals for many years. Some I bought, some I didn't buy, and some I paid a finder's fee - I thought of it as a huge tip for a great service. On BP I read that this practice - tel...
Will Barnard
Investors Need a Voice!
I continue to be frustarted with the current laws and regulations we as investors must deal with and it seems that the laws are mostly AGAINST us!
With that in mind, I would like to know (if there is not one already)...
Scott Ficek
Are you Puking Your Business Identity onto the Internet?
Forgive the title, but it was the title of a fantastic Real Estate Blog entry: http://hismove.com/blog/the-art-of-puking-your-business-identity-onto-the-internet/ that I came across a couple months ago. It was writt...
Carl C.
House #2, accepted offer
At the risk of counting my chickens before they hatch, I just had an offer accepted on our second SFR yesterday. Our initial offer was presented in October so this was a long and at times exhausting process. I'll get ...
Avee-Ashanti Shabazz
GENTRIFICATION vs REVITALIZATION
Revitalize: To bring life back. The act of redeveloping a area to initiate growth.Gentrification: To displace. The act of using the effects of real estate development as a tool (weapon) to uproot and force out the exi...
Jeff Howard
New Member from Southern California
Hello,I am an absolute newbie excited to learn about potentially investing in our (my wife and three boys of 4,6 and 10) first real estate investment. My wife and I are both 37 years old. We will be selling our curr...
Shaun Hurtado
Real Estate Mentor - San Antonio
Newer member to the BP community living in the San Antonio area. My life has slowed (career, school, family) to the point where I am ready to get to work with real estate investing. I am looking for a mentor in the ar...
Joshua Dorkin
What TV Shows Are You Watching these Days?
TV is a great distraction . . . personally, I watch the news most of the time, but have a few shows I enjoy.
I'll start:
Entourage
CSI (all of them)
Law & Order (most of them)
Heroes (losing its touch, unfortuna...
Johnny Youssef
What's your favorite Property Management software?
Hey fellow landlords!What's your favorite software for managing properties? Have you tried different ones and have opinions? or may be you only used one but you're happy with it? I have 35 rentals (mostly single famil...
Ed Ricketts
Non recourse Loan
My solo 401(k) trust owns 93% undivided interest in a home (free and clear). My wife owns 7% in her own name. Can I use cash accumulated in the solo 401(k) to buy her out so that I may get a non recourse loan on the h...