Here is brief story about my first flip.  My name is Dakota Coburn and I decided a few years ago that becoming a real estate investor was the right career path.  I spent 12 month researching, reading, analyzing, going...

I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.

Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...

I'm thinking about using the Direct Mail Strategy to target multi-family properties and owners who might be motivated to sell.  I've heard of using List Source as a tool to collect addresses of properties.  I would lo...

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I am a Newbie wholesaler here in the Houston area...and I have yet to wholesale my first property. I have been doing this since Feb 2011 and I am really beginning to become discouraged. I have read book a...

I recently received a call from someone about a house I have for rent. The call was from another state. In the past, I didn't receive many out of state calls because people were leaving Michigan by the truckload and f...

Hi everyone,

I probably should've browsed the forums a little more before introducing myself, but I have zero knowledge about real estate and I'm experiencing information overload trying to find answers to my questio...

Hello!  What are my fellow BP member thoughts on this language?  Does it specifically prohibit short term rentals?  I'm not seeing that it does and I am living in an ideal situation to move out and STR.  This is not a...

We may be witnessing the largest financial collapse in centuries. Take a step back and look at what is happening:

ï‚· Subprime meltdown
ï‚· Housing bubble
ï‚· Foreclosure crisis
ï‚· Bear Stearns collapse
ï‚· Country...

Hello All, Question for the forum: How do you find a good commercial real estate realtor/broker in any market? Especially those who have deep connections in the market that will potentially pass your off-market deals ...

Really wanting to get moving on this flip but I can't seem to get any contractors to call me back.  I met with 8 general contractors 11 days ago at the house I want to flip and no one has gotten back with me, even aft...