James Tarantino
New investor seeking advice on best strategy/markets to focus on
Hey everyone, I'm 24 y/o from NJ looking for some advice on the best way to get started. I'm currently working a full time job remotely and have been actively looking for my first deal but am struggling on which marke...
Jennifer Fernéz
Situation
I'm currently looking to buy and flip homes.I just got off with a home owner who is facing forclosure and under distress. The home is estimated to be worth $225k and they owe $92k on the loan. The home went up for a...
Albert L.
my (probably) unrealistic plan to give away a million dollars
Hey folks, wanted to get a sanity check on a 13 year old plan i put together to generate 85k/month. i know i know, it's crazy and it's going to take a ridiculous amount of long term focus, sacrifice and hard rock. Lik...
David Goings
UBIT Self Directed IRA (wholesaling)
greetings. Got a first world problem on my hands here that hopefully others can learn from as well...
I have a SDIRA with equity trust and was told I could cherry pick wholesale deals that I wanted to involve with m...
Carlo Santarelli
Screening Tenants
Hi there,
I'm am brand new to the BiggerPockets site and love all the information here! Thank you so much! I have a few questions regarding tenant screenings...
1) Does anyone have suggestions on screening for "good...
Mike Smith
Rule of 100, 1% Rule, or whatever it is called
In looking at rental properties with a realtor, he mentioned the rule of thumb of looking for something with gross rents of at least 1% of the purchase price. What are your thoughts on this? Do you use this rule? If s...
Henry Montgomery III
Best methods for getting leads
This one is for the wholesalers on bigger pockets. What marketing strategies (postcards, yellow letters, Craigslist, direct phone calls, etc.) result in the most amount of leads for you?
Travis Shaw
Notes, Crowdfunding investing vs. tangible property investing
I was hoping to get thoughts from other BP members who may have experience in investing in crowdfunding type opportunities such as Realtyshares, Realtymogul, Fundthatflip, the Noteshop etc versus using fix and flip or...
David Paul
2/2 Condo Purchase I made, can't rent for 1-year, looking for advice
So I got a little a jiggy with my first real-estate investment deal. It was a 2/2 Condo, in decent enough shape, that I made a cash purchase. One of the biggest draws for concerns was that there was a stipulation fr...
Matthew Swisshelm
2-3 Year Business Plan For Newbie REI
Good morning everyone!Today, I'm going to lay out the REI plan that I intend to follow over the next 2-3 years. In doing so, I hope that you fine members of BP will troubleshoot any short-comings that I do not see.Thi...