A few months ago I decided to go to an auction at our local county courthouse. I looked up the listings on our county's Trustee sales list. I looked up a large amount of the properties on Trulia for crime, Zillow for ...

Hi all, I see many people asking in these forums what costs to keep in mind when estimating a property that will be turned into a STR. I compiled the list below with the most relevant items in my experience. What cost...

We have had a set of tenants that had kids with some special needs and they were pretty rough on the house. Wonderful family paid on time always and we sympathize with the needs of the kids. We went above and beyond f...

Hello BP Folks,
It has been great reading this forum over the past couple of months since I started getting interested in REI. It has lots of interesting conversations and good advice for a newbie like me.
I am a pr...

Hello All!I've been starting up my wholesaling business here in Delaware. I've seen a few people new starting out that would like to know how the results are of direct mail marketing. I know I am one personally who wa...

Hey everyone, just gotto say I am soaking up everything I can on this site and will hopefully be providing what insight I can to others as well, but I digress!

I am looking at my first deal, it is a short-sale about ...

Hey all!  I closed on my first STR in June, and after a very successful summer, I am facing a new challenge: now that school is back in session, how to best market my spacious, family-friendly 2/2 + loft house to the ...

Is there any other sites/ways to check what recently sold houses have sold for other than through the MLS? I work with an agent and have a good relationship with him but I don't want to bother him run comps for me eve...

I have been looking for a single family property around Phoenix for the past few months now and put several offers down on a few different properties. I am working on a tighter budget with homes from 250-300k, how can...

I want to start my direct mail campaign.  I can send around 300 letters, postcards per month I want to do wholesaling.  How much should it take for direct mail to start working. I know you have to hit people multiple ...