Dom Battezzato
How to generate motivated sellers (inbound vs outbound)
I talk to many seasoned investors and it still amazes me how many people are paying for motivated leads. No one is waiting for a cold call or a mail in the letter asking them to sell their house. When people have a pr...
Omar Naguib
Tax Lien Investing
Hey guys! It's been a long time for me since posting on BP. I'm 19 and like most of my generation, I have a short attention span. But it's good to be back. On to the question:I'm looking into tax lien investing, a...
Robert Taylor
Should I spend the time necessary to try to create a "brand name" for my flips?
I've been flipping houses full time now for about 2 years, I did it part time from around 2004 to 2007 and got back in a couple of years ago when I saw and heard that the market was good again for flipping. In my f...
Derek Robinson
Anyone investing in short term rentals in Durham, NC?
I'm looking into the short term rental market in Durham, NC and am wondering if anyone is doing the same thing? I grew up 30 mins from downtown Durham. I have family in the area still and would like to balance havin...
Brent Olson
New member in Rochester, MN, area
Hello all! My name is Brent Olson and I am a new study to the real estate investing area. I am a 43 year-old 6th grade teacher and football coach. I have been teaching for 19 years and have no plans to retire anyti...
David Moore
Using YNAB to run a rental business?
Is anyone using the software YNAB (You Need a Budget) to operate their rental business? We currently use Quickbooks, but it lacks the budgeting portion that I am finding more and more critical to mapping out our cashf...
Blake Reynolds
Estimating Rent
What is the best way to estimate rent for a specific property which doesn't have any rental history?Is it common to just find comparable properties in the area that are rented out? Also does anyone have any input on h...
Joshua Dorkin
Gurus vs. Experts - Is there a Difference?
I read a blog post this morning on the site, where someone called some of the people on BiggerPockets, gurus. While this term carries a positive connotation, I contend that in the world of real estate, it can be inte...
Michael Courtenay
Review of American Private Money Group, FMC Lending
Has anyone lent to American Private Money Group, FMC Lending who operate out of Burlingame, CA? I'm considering lending to them for RE deals and would like to know if anyone has had any dealings with them. If so, how ...
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...