Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors. The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front. I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front. He said he doesn't want to fund i...
Me and my partner felt as if we did not have a successful day looking for our team. Spent about a total of 8-9 hours making calls today. Between lenders, brokerages, contractors, property managers we just did not feel...
HI BP,I've run into a little problem with 2 adopted tenants from an existing owner. The first 8 months they were great, paid on time, no issues, etc. As of the last 3 months they have been a nightmare. One has defi...
What's your biggest frustration when it comes to working with real estate agents?
As a developing/newbie wholesaler you learn that you should follow basic steps to get in the game: put up bandit signs, door knock, drive for dollars, etc. So that's exactly what I've done.
I started with Bandit Sig...
Hello BP Friends - Not sure where to post this, and looking for feedback. We are a couple of newbies ages 50 and 54, residing in NYC, and have been advised by an experienced investor (from BP) that we're too old to be...
I'll never understand why 99% of the time people have negative responses when I tell them I am trying to get into real estate and rental properties. I mean literally every time I tell someone about it I get one of th...
Seems like wholesalers are pretty much unlicensed brokers. Whats the difference? A broker is the middleman, is that not what a wholesaler is?
Hi everyone!I'm a new real estate investor based in New York City. I'm interested in out of state rental properties, preferably multi-unit (duplex, triplex) for buy and hold around the 80K-100K purchase price. I would...
Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...