I have noticed that direct mail is not nearly as responsive as it used to be back in 2015 and before. Atleast for me it hasn’t been and I have heard from others as well. Meanwhile, cold calling is a great marketing te...

Made an offer on a house on April 26th, 2023. The sellers countered through a text message from their listing agent which read "My clients want to counter at 365. Heck I am shocked if I had known I would have bought i...

Hello,My partners and I are having a disagreement about if we should hire a property management firm for our portfolio.  We have a goal in mind of a hundred units or so.  My thought process that while hiring a manager...

Background: This was one of the first rental properties I purchased, so I made every mistake underneath the sun and I am still dealing with the consequences. I purchased this quad for $247,000. It is in Columbus, Ohio...

Hi, I happened to get thrown into the real estate business mostly by chance (and I'm not really in very far). My wife used to work in the DC area, so after she rented a small 1br condo in Alexandria, VA for a year, th...

Hi BP, I have been working my regular 9-5 in south jersey for the past couples weeks now. I come across a lot of vacant properties that I usually write down but new jersey isn't my market. So If there are any wholesal...

hello my name is Jehd Jones. i am looking into purchasing a duplex and living in one unit while renting the other unit out, either long term or sort term. my question is whether or not i should put the property in my...

Big fan of biggerpockets but this is my first post.

I recently purchased this house to convert into a duplex and BRRRR. Purchase price was great, the smell was not! There were 4 dogs in the house and they pi**ed ever...

Hello BP Friends! I hope all is well!

I am thinking about purchasing an absentee owners list. I’m just not sure what site I should use. I’ve had tried listsource.com before, but didn’t get a good amount of calls bac...

Hello! I currently have in the making a package deal for 143 single family homes in Mesquite. I am still finalizing numbers, but wanted to guage initial interest. The seller of these properties is retiring and as such...