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Hello BP members, I recently retired from the military and I am excited about real estate investing as a way to supplement my retirement and build a legacy for my family. The BP site is an excellent collection of info...
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Just signed-up on BP about a week ago. So far just been browsing the forums to see what kind of information is out there and have been impressed. I’m from Oklahoma City, so wanted to get an idea of what type of inve...
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These gurus be charging thou$ands of dollars for their courses and seminars. If someone has that kind of money to pay for the course, wouldn't they be better off investing that money in real estate itself? Why pay $4k...
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Hi BP! My husband and I are in are 50s. We are looking forward to retirement but concerned about our ability to weather the stock market swings over the next 25 years and maybe more. We have two kids; our son is just ...
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Hey guys,
Since Sept/Oct last year, the foreclosure activity has really slowed down here in Central FL. The courthouse auctions went from 150 sales per day to around 25. The main stream auctions have released less pr...
My first deal was an interesting one!
I started out going on individual showings with a Real Estate Investment firm throughout properties in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs. After going throu...
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How can I find the bank who foreclosed on a property and secondly should I approach the bank for the property or wait till it reaches the court house steps?
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Hi,I recently opened my eyes in real estate investment. I was always scared of getting involved in it, but after reading and researching, i finally decided to take a step. I am currently living in kalamazoo, MI. Curre...
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Hello! This is my first post. Impressive site and community. Hoping someone can help me, the newbie. I mean, really new lolSo i have been working on my credit score, now over 680. I actually have saved $65k total (vs ...
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Hey BP,I've been snooping around these forums for years now but have finallydecided that I'm going to take some real action and introduce myself.I'm a newbie in the Philadelphia market and my main focus is wholesaling...