Diane J.
Oh Goodie! Another War
Poverty is near 1960s levels again
No worries, Obama is on top of it.
"The most important anti-poverty effort is growing the economy and making sure there are enough jobs out there," Obama said Friday at a White Ho...
Wendell De Guzman
Why Rent to Own Makes Sense For Newbie Investors
Rent to Own is great for newbie investors. Here are the reasons why:1. With rent to own, you can buy a property at closer to market value and still make money. The problem in a hot market is that getting good deals is...
Ryan D
Truth in Equity - HELOCs
Does anyone have experience using a HELOC to pay off a mortgage early? I just bought my first property and had never heard of such a concept until I was recently listening to the Real Estate Guys Podcast. I've been li...
Randy B.
Does updating a rental property tend to bring a higher caliber of renter?
We have two 4/2.5 SFRs in Murrieta, CA that were built in 1988. They have never been updated so they still have those ugly oak cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms as well as the old fixtures and plastic shower/tubs ...
Jose Castillo
Direct Mail Marketing results
Hi bp, I'm super excited to mention my results for the first week of my mailing campaign. I started off just with 217 yellow letters from yellow letters.com and received a 5% call back rate (11 calls) in the first wee...
Pyrrha Rivers
Analysis help, please.
Please help me look at this deal. I am getting really close to my first purchase. Have been learning all I can here, but feel nervous about my interpretation of how to analyze a deal and I know many of you can do i...
Patrick Kaiser
How do I convince flippers to list their homes reasonably?
Background: I am a real estate agent who runs a flat rate listing company, meaning I make the same amount no matter how much houses sell for. For that reason I don't mind necessarily care if houses sit on market forev...
Mike H. Jones
Time to keep an eye on the area south of Atlanta still ITP
I'm referring to the areas in and adjacent to Arthur Langford Parkway up until Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as well as adjacent areas. While this area has seemed to be neglected for years to cater to the c...
Ami Sapir
An American Nightmare
My name is Ami and I have made a pretty big mess of things. Here are some details of my life:- Sales Manager of a sales team in the IT universe earning about $85k/yr- Wife has an office job paying her $60k/yr- We owe...
Jeffrey Lester
What exactly makes REI risky?
Hello, everyone! I have been reading like a mad man, and I feel like I have a pretty solid understanding of financing, renting, selling, controlling the properties you buy and a variety of other techniques and investm...