Steven Mitchell
how do you protect yourself from cut floor joints?
We recently bought a house, after getting two foundation bids, a stinker with cut floor joints. This added another 10k to the rehab and killed the deal for us. How do you guys protect yourselves from this? We talke...
Deano Vulcano
Do you always do a credit check?
I have hired a management company to screen prospective tenants for my apartments. But I just found out that they do not do credit checks. They said they do criminal record background checks, income verification, evic...
Matt Mayotte
Need some help on a direct buy from seller
Ok, I might have a deal tomorrow with a seller who has inherited property from a relative and sounds pretty eager to sell. There are other buyers interested so I will need to move fast but I want to make sure I do th...
Royce Sanders
Your BEST/MOST CREATIVE negotiation story!
Hi, I am not the best at thinking outside the box and from listening to the podcast I can tell that sometimes you have to think on your feet to make a deal work. I was wondering if you could post some unique and creat...
Thomas Price
New to BP in State College, Pa
Good Morning All. My name is Thomas. I am a middle aged guy (not in crisis mode yet, but heard it involves a fancy sports car, he he) and I feel like my life really started 3 1/2 years ago when I met the most beautifu...
Travis Limbocker
Newbie in Bay Area - The Journey Begins
Hey BP Community,Read the books, heard the stories, and saw the results from the members on BP. Now my life is "ruined" :) As of writing this post, my Real Estate investing experience is a big fat 0. Like the thousand...
Scott L.
28K in hand - What would you do? Pittsburgh.
Hello again everyone.Small time/newer investor from bout 30 minutes north of Pittsburgh, in Cranberry. I recently came into some cash from another investment that is now complete, around 30K. I am a buy and hold inve...
Tom Feret
Help firing General Contractor
I'll have to start off by saying that for a first project I've definitely made all the possible mistakes and have to accept my current situation.I will be firing my GC and want to make sure 1) I have all my bases cove...
Jasper Creegan
New Team in Sacramento
Hi BP community,My business partner Account Closed and I are gearing up to buy a SFR in the Sacramento area. We are still very new to the world of real estate investing and we have already learned so much from the BP ...
Christina Larios
Starting out in REI - Beginner Questions
Hello everyone! a few months ago, I asked about the San Antonio market, how to get started investing in real estate, and what areas are best for investing. I got me a few pointers from helpful folks here. But it was a...