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Hi All,
I just finished reading Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner. It's a great read wherein he references the community of real estate investors here at Bigger Pockets, so here I am. I'm new to hard money ...
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I am a local contractor in the Houston area and im starting to run into a very bothersome problem. I sometimes sub out certain trades to do work for me and they always ask for money upfront. I dont ask for money upfro...
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Curious to hear what everyone thinks. If you had to choose between owning a business and renting the space vs. owning the building and renting to the business, which would you choose?
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Hi all! We have a really hard time finding a general contractor for our repair project in a buy & hold SFH in Kansas City, MO. We hired a property manager after purchasing the house and both contractors they sent ...
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Does anyone work with interior designers on their flips? My team started a joint venture partnership with a well-known one, but she bailed on us due to it being more work for her than she anticipated compared to the s...
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Hi everyone,
I juat graduated from college and currently have a full time job in commercial real estate fInance. I am trying to save up for a down payment and am thinking of becoming an agent on weekends.
I felt t...
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So I obviously hired the wrong GC on a flip.
I learned a lot from a bad experience but the saga still goes on. I had the cabinet guy come by one day when I was there and said he wanted to be paid. I didn't know him ...
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Hi everyone,I purchased a new house as a primary home, although I currently have a primary home that I plan to rent once the new house has been renovated. I called a roofer to give me an estimate to replace the roof o...
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I'm trying to decide within the next day or so if I should repair or replace the hvac in my rental. Here's all the details...-Townhome, 2 bed 2.5 bath 1600 sq ft. There are 2 HVAC units, one for upstairs and one for d...
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I've been working with wholesalers for a long while. Most are good solid relationships others fall apart after just a few months. I thought I'd share a recent experiences that other aspiring wholesalers may learn...