All Forum Posts by: Joanne Malseed

@Ian Kee 🐷 love it!!! Thanks again 😀

@Ian Kee I feel like a kid on Christmas! Thanks for the tips. Everything we have been doing so far has been very “conventional “ from our home searches to our finances and we are slowly learning that much more creativity is needed to get us to where we want to be as investors. We truly appreciate the BP forum and everyone taking time to clue in some clueless newbies!

@Jay Hinrichs I appreciate the feedback. Both the agents we spoke with were trying to schedule showings with them so I’m glad to here that we could potentially go look on our own. I have so much to learn 😂

@Ian Kee thanks for the feedback! What is the best way you have found to access off market properties?

@Andy Mirza Thanks for the feedback! I probably spend too much time worrying about making other people happy I forget that I need to truly focus on finding a realtor to fit our needs rather than go with a friend.

We are new to investing and wanted feedback from others regarding real estate etiquette. We Have one friend who is experienced in investing, and knows how to get off market properties, however admitted that they only have part time and limited availability due to some family issues. We have another friend who is a long time realtor however he acknowledged that he is not familiar with investing and doesn’t have connections for off market properties. Is it OK to call a listing agent and have them show you a property if you are already working with a realtor? Just wondering if it would make more sense for us to stick with one with limited availability that is knowledgeable, or if we should forget about our ties to them personally and look for something completely out of our circle?

@Vick Galu thanks so much! We will be attending a meet up in two weeks. I will def pm for more info.

My husband and I live in the metro-detroit area and are very motivated to get moving with real estate investing. We have some barriers to overcome with financing (being newly self employed), and getting over the fear of using non convential financing. We are also looking for tips on how to pull together a team to work with. So far we have contacted friends that are real estate agents, family members that are loan officers, etc. We are coming to the realization that this is not the best avenue as they are not familar with investing or any creative strategies for doing so? Close family and friends think we are crazy and not supportive so we are very glad to be part of the BP family!