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I wanted to post my experience so far with homesearch.com for any of those who are thinking of buying through them in the future. I won't go into the bidding that has been brought up in previous threads but if anyone...
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Hey everyone, my name is Matthew von Dwingelo and I am a licensed real estate agent here in Atlanta, GA. I work for Networth Realty, and one thing that I have been noticing in this market... is how hard it is to find ...
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Hello BP Team! We were planning on purchasing our first rental in Feb of next year. Instead we are thinking about requesting the current owner open a HELOC on the home. They current have about ~275k in equity. We coul...
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I live in midtown Sacramento and pay low 700s for 1 BR. Recently my neighbor got a letter for her rent going up from 700 to 1090, an increase of over 50%!!!What are some ways to avoid this or negotiate before I get a ...
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I am just begening in real estate investing obtaining as much knowledge as I can before I dive in. I understand that real estate is a slow grind and in by no means of getting rich quick. My first goal of mine was want...
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Hello all!I was just trying to get an idea on which forms of marketing are getting the most results. I know in some markets, traditional forms of marketing like bandit signs and direct mail might work really well and ...
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Unbelievable. And to think I just submitted/paid my Q4 quarterly STR taxes to the city and this is what I get in return? What options do I have here in terms of compensation? Sure, things happen and I can live with...
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Hello, I'm Lucas Anderson. I've been a huge stalker of the BP community for some time now, soaking up all the valuable information you all have kindly given over the years. Now I'm financially ready and have the time ...
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We hear so much about how we should Diversify our money and portfolios. Yet most of us here on BP beat to a different drum. We don’t depend solely on a work 401k or pension plan to be our saving grace when we are 65. ...
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I have the dumbest of all questions... but believe it or not, it's not easy to find.I am buying my first investment property (and first property ever) this summer, and I have no idea who you contact first. It's so new...