Justin Moy
What to expect when sending your first investment
So you’ve done your research, you’ve found an operator you like and trust and now they have a deal that you like as well.
You’ve done your due diligence and now you’re ready to make that investment. Here are some of...
Chris Gravitt
Web Scrapers
We are looking into building or buying a web scraper for the county property appraiser website. Does anyone have any experience designing or using these? Any success?
Gaurav A.
Looking for know how on Dolton, IL 60419
I am just getting started with investment in real estate and looking at a property in Dolton, IL 60419 area for rental. What is the area like? I checked out Trulia and as per Trulia, it falls under lowest crime. I ...
Account Closed
Contractor Bid Review - BRRRR in Winston-Salem, NC
I am in the process of working through a BRRRR I have in a C Winston-Salem neighborhood and have a few bids from GCs in the area. Here are details on the project:2 bedroom, 1 bathroom 1,000 sqft distressed single fami...
Paul Bush
Sub 2 hang-up
Hello! I have a sub 2 deal under contract at $181K and a retail buyer who wants to pay $220K to buy the deal from me, meaning he's going to pay me $39K cash to get the deal.
The problem is that he's nervous...
Joel Owens
Why investing in real estate is SO important !
I learned today an extended family member on my wife's side lost their job. This was at a major retailer company as a manager. He was on time, never called in sick, and did a great job. Was there over 11 years as a fa...
Fred Shandler
First REIA Experience: A big two thumbs down
After two months of religiously studying this board and reading numerous books, last night I finally attended my first REIA. I felt extremely prepared as I had a sold foundation of knowledge (much to the thanks of ma...
Michael Smythies
How to get around DTI limitations?
Hi BP, I get this question over and over again from new real estate investors that are just starting out - how do I get around DTI limitations? In order to buy more real estate by means of conventional lending, you ha...
Bryan Ghorbani
Paint and Appliances Indianapolis
Hello BP Community,I've been wanting to get into real estate buy and hold investing for cash flow since I was in college. 1 year ago today I decided I would finally do something about it (33 years old now). I spent al...
Ravi Rai
First time showing a property for rent as a landlord
So I bought a two family 5 bed apartment located in a student rental area (paid $128,00 currently rented for $1800 a month). The apartment was already rented until the school year (May 2013). The current tenants have...