Tim Exposito
Courthouse Property Auctions
I happened to attend my first property auction a week or so ago at the local courthouse. I watched a guy walk away with a house for $86,000. It was a great looking property in a nice neighborhood. All surrounding comp...
Ryan Bird
Chicago mls sheet - question on meaning of a field "sold by"
I have a question on mls listing sheet of the house.It has a "sold by" field on top section after the address/directions section. Can someone tell what it means?Reason I'm curious is that this field lists out my agent...
Kyle Brooks
Wholesaling leads bad from DealMachine?
So I’ve had a couple leads that I have called after skip tracing with DealMachine. I called them they confirm their identity and then they tell me they do not own the home. Also, I checked with the county website and ...
Alex Simcoe
Condo vs single family home
What do y'all think about buying a condo vs a single family home as a first rental property? Located in Myrtle Beach. I was leaning towards a condo as a first property because it seems a little easier to manage. Would...
Account Closed
Tax Delinquent Mailer
Hi all,
This weekend, I took the plunge and sent out a mailer - I focused on tax delinquent property owners of vacant lots in a nearby county, and sent out 80 focused letters with blind offers. I attached a post-it n...
Matthew Sullivan
How much profit do flippers want?
Hey everyone!You guys have been so helpful answering my questions. I have learned a lot so far from asking through these posts. My new topic of the day to get answers for as a wholesaler....When wholesaling to rehabbe...
Chris Lidfeldt
But, rent and sell
I would like to know people's opinion on an idea I have below. I have some (but not a ton) of experience renting and selling properties and would like to know if something is flawed in my logic. Of course I would do a...
Dee Jay
Inherited condo, renovate and rent, or sell
I am very grateful and thankful to a parent who recently passed away and left us with an owned condo (no mortgage) . My question is renovate and rent, or sell. Not a real estate professional for tax purposes, but cu...
Michael Plaks
Tax reform Q&A Thread 1 - Pass-through and 20% deduction
Colleagues and friends, The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of pass-through entities (Sch C / Sch E s...
Ann Howell
Assuming risk when foreclosing on a note
Hi all - I am new to Bigger Pockets, and I am exploring several investment options. One option is to buy first position, performing notes. I want the monthly cash flow more than I want to get the property.However, I...