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HelloI'm an investor based in LA, and I am looking at flipping a house in Portland. Any recommendations on contractors, designers, and any other tradesmen in the Portland area? This would be our first flip in Portland...
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I bought our first solo flip in early October, listed for sale in mid November and now we're just waiting for our 2nd open house. The flip went pretty well. Everything went pretty much as I expected with only a coup...
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I would like to know if anyone has worked with "The Monster Marketing System"? Supposedly you can get "automated homeowner appointments" with this product.
Excerpt from the http://honish.com/monster/ websi...
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Hi! I'm a soon-to-be first time landlord in San Francisco. Any tips on things that I should know to include in the lease agreement, standard terms, etc? What do you wish you knew the first time around?
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Hello! I’m a long time BP listener and a recent real estate investor based out of NY. I’m not too sure if BP can help me with this but if there is anything I’ve learned thus far, it’s that it never hurts to try/ask!
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A year and 5 months precisely I made the desition to do full time wholesaling, ( before I used to work as an interior kitchen and bath designer) and after reading Rich dad poor dad my mind was never the same. The fir...
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We closed on a 253-unit apartment yesterday. As we always do, wanted to share our learnings and takeaways with the community in hopes of inspiring and educating. The two big takeaways were 1) Relationships Rule and 2...
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I am really wanting to use my VA loan to buy a rental property. I already have a personal home I live in with my wife and two kids. Is there anyway of getting around “having to live in the home for one year” rule. Or ...
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I just purchased my first property not too long ago, and I'm looking for a book that covers from start to finish how to rehab a house. I would like a book that recommends what projects to work on first, what paint col...
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I finished attending a Zoom class the other day with an economic advisor, Ted Jones. He offered these insights and predictions into our local (Greater Seattle Area) RE market:
1) We do not have an overbuilt market. L...