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Hello BP Nation,
I have a rather interesting motivated seller wholesale lead I am working with now in the city of Boston (Massachusetts). I have a few questions; hopefully I can get some light shed on.
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Hi BP,I've been reading through the site and looking at different tips from you all (thanks btw). I, however, haven't found a thread on what to include in my direct mail letter. I am ready to begin sending out letters...
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How much money do you guys put down as earnest money when putting a home under contract? Or what is considered typical?Thank You
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Hello everybody, first time poster here, long time lurker.
I am 22 years old and currently in a Sales position at a local dealership pulling around 95-100k a year (2 years on the job). I have saved up around...
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Greetings:I'm new to BP and I have taken action by canvassing my local neighborhood and looking for opportunities. Question... I ran across a property that has been vacant for nearly a year. Grass about 4' high in ...
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Hi All - new to the game here. currently rent and work in manhattan, plan was to buy a SFH in jersey and house hack to begin then possibly look to add duplexes to inventory. problem is I am not familiar with north jer...
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Hi, James Staples V54 white male, married 33 yrs 5 children 9 gkids. U S Army 11B vet 79-82, NG 82-84. Disabled due to believing the harder I worked the better I would get paid, 3 back surgeries later- ended that. Wo...
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Hello,I'm looking for comments/suggestions on the situation outlined below.I've done a lot of looking around and have read many different posts but have not seen anything that closely resembles my situation. I'll try ...
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I got this in an email this morning. Thought I'd post it hear everyone's thoughts on it. A quick check of CITGO corporate website shows the company stating that they are indeed solely owned by the Venezuelan governmen...
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"Read a book!" is a pretty common tip for new comers getting into real estate investing. Here's a question, what books do you recommend and why? Which ones should be avoided, and why?
Here are some of my recent rea...