Levi Gardner
New to the game with no connections...
Hey everybody, Thanks for the warm welcome and encouraging words on the intro post! I've talked with a few people in my area who are successful REI's and have been establishing relationships that I'm confident will tu...
Chad Gibson
Craigslist to build a buyers list?
Since I don't really have much money I was thinking about using craigslist to get my cash buyers list going so I can have my exit strategy ready ahead of time before I attempt to make my first deal. But what are your ...
Sal Flores
Roofing contractor agreement and advise
Hello BP'ersI am almost to start rehabbing a small old duplex, is a 1920's property 1,940 sq. ft, the existing roof it has 3 layers,One of the contractors gave a quote he said, possible some of the wood can be saved ...
Ariel Cohen
Subject to FHA Loan
Today I went to look at a 3 family property in Brooklyn. The seller was previously renting the property as an SRO and is now in the process of removing the last 2 of 17 tenants.The property has 3 3BR/2BA units and aft...
Joseph Burke
Any information on Portland or New Orleans?
Son wants to go to school in either Portland or New Orleans. As an investor and his official sponsor, I can't help but wonder about the RE market in either of these cities for long-term "appreciation" plays. I'll prob...
Matt Shamus
My First Flip
I'm working on my first flip and wanted to document the process from start to finish. I'm hoping that sharing my experience will provide new flippers with my perspective on the project and that I can benefit by hearin...
Matt Crow
Cash on hand, where to put it?
Ok, so we're relatively new to this, but not complete newbies. We have 4 single family rentals that we've acquired over the last 7 years. We're currently reading the books promoted on this site, and making our way thr...
Account Closed
Why Birmingham? ....why not?
So I recently purchased a turnkey property in Birmingham and everyone asks me "Why Birmingham". I am still a beginner so the first thing that attracted me to Birmingham was the recommendation from more experienced in...
Chris Licavoli
Flipping Fail?
I looked for a forum called "flipping fails" and could find none, so in the interest of full and honest disclosure of good, bad, and ugly sides of this business so that you don't get the wrong idea that real estate i...
Brian Lockhart
$2500.00 Mentor?
Hello Everybody!My first official post on the forums. So, here goes...I'm a newbie investor that's been doing a lot of self educating on the various topics of REI. I'm leaning mainly towards buy and hold and flips, wi...