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I've been in the South Florida real estate market trying to find my first deal for a few months (so much fun..), can you guys give me some tips on finding deals OFF the market? My goal is to replace the income from my...
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I recently purchased a property in CA and pulled a permit for a small remodeling project, and remodeling was done already. I just received a letter from Office of the assessor's office to ask me to provide cost breakd...
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I'm in the process of setting up a direct mail campaign, and I'm looking for a service which can set up my phone number along with multiple recorded messages. My goal is to randomly play one of the recorded messages ...
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Good morning BP forums!I will be moving into Temecula within the next month and was wondering if anyone knew of any good REI meet ups or groups in the area. I would love to get to know some of the investors and realto...
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I am located in Augusta, Georgia and started investing in real estate one year ago. To this point, I have done two deals and even though I have listened to the BP podcast and try and take in as many resources as I can...
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Hi all, I’ve a rental property in Chicago with a crawl space basement with exposed piping. What’s the best way to prevent those pipes from freezing? Does anyone have recommendations on automatic space heaters that tu...
Brought up by a father who owned his own construction business my entire life, I know the trade well. I’ve been in corporate by entire career. Now that I’m divorced I get to do what I want which is flipping houses and...
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Hi everyone,
I’m conducting some research on what impacts the performance of vacation rental properties the most. For you, is having a 5-star overall rating on rental sites the most crucial factor for success, or are...
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Hello. I am from Lewiston, NY which is close to Niagara Falls and Buffalo. I want a new life direction and want to find it in real estate investing (with my husband). I grew up with a single mom who instilled (it w...
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Hi BP! This newbie is going to their first REIA meeting tonight and I'm open to whatever advice you might have for me to help this evening as successful as possible. I plan introducing myself to others, telling them I...