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I sent out 1000 direct mail yellow letters to absentee owners in Fairfax County. The response I got was only two phone calls, both highly unmotivated. Is this typical for the area?
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Hello & Good morning all! I spent my Sat morning & afternoon yesterday driving around and looking for opportunities. I ran into a couple who are distressed sellers and they need to sell their home asap. I loo...
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Hey Everyone, For starters, I am extremely new to this who thing, so please be patient with me if I ask stupid or inane questions!There is an apartment complex (being a beginner, not sure why I don't focus on smaller ...
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As technology gets smarter and consumers are more educated the need of a real estate agent nowadays in selling and buying real estate becomes a big question. That means that the commission paid to real estate agents i...
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Hello allMy brother and I have created a complicated mess with our real estate transactions over the past decade. We're now trying to clean things up via an LLC. Currently, we have some houses in California that we'...
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I am a builder investor out of the Houston area. We went out and pulled two appraisals, one by me and didn’t share in the beginning because I didn’t want my appraisal to be bias. The clients bank (buyer) went out and ...
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I've read that you can file real estate partnerships without actually filing a 1065."The IRS and the courts have stated that mere co-ownership, rental, and maintenance of real property does not create a partnership fo...
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Newbie question - I want to get in the market as soon as possible (obviously) and trying to figure when I'd be ready to invest in my first property. I am currently saving for my first multi-family rental property and ...
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Has anyone in the Baltimore area looked into any of these really cheap but beat down houses? Does it pay off to fix and rent or BRRRR them? For instance,https://www.redfin.com/MD/Baltimore/2732-Wilkens-Ave-21223/home/...
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step by step on what paperwork do you need to present to an investor.