Diana Pritchard
Educate your Real Estate agent
Hi BP Community,I wanted to share my recent interaction (email exchange) with a real estate agent who was advising me to up my offer price to beat the competition.About 20 days ago, I called an agent about a double (1...
Kristin Britt
Hi All! South Florida Aspiring Rehabber here.....
Hi Everyone!
I am really happy to have found these forums. It's good to hear from others with the same interests and it's really interesting and informative and fun to read the newbie experiences and the experienced i...
Candace Berry
Raleigh, NC HELP w/ Realtor Standard Commission Structure for SFH
We understand every realtor can write up their commission structure (to a certain legal degree), but we want to know what the standard commission structure usually is in Raleigh, NC. What would be the "off the shelf a...
Karen Margrave
What specifically do you invest in?
Since joining Biggerpockets, I've noticed one thing, everyone labels themselves as "investors". That covers a very wide swath. What specifically do you invest in, and what area of the country, or planet? REO's, short ...
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Am I giving away too much on this spec deal?
Thank you to everyone for your comments on my last spec deal post, especially @J Scott and @Will Barnard.I’ve worked through the opportunity further, met with local real estate agents and other developers to get thei...
Fay Chen
To Rent Or To Buy?
Dear BP family, I have a difficult decision to make and would like your opinion.Decision: I'm looking to move to Pasadena, CA in June. Should I buy or should I rent?Background:I love Pasadena! I regretted moving away ...
Rachel Steenland
Where should I buy my first rental
Hi guys! I’d love your help! I’ve lived in the USA for 5.5 years in San Francisco (4yrs) and I’m currently living in the Boston area (1.5yrs). As you know these are expensive areas to invest, so I’m looking to invest...
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Syndications
I'm looking to invest into a Multi Family Syndication deal and I noticed that the sponsor fees vary from about 1%-3%, depending on the deal. Is that fee usually based on the selling price or do they include rehab mone...
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HELOC to replace my current mortgage
I have recently purchased a condominium as my primary residence in August 2018. I am on a 30-year fixed with 4.75% interest rate. Can I replace my current mortgage with a first lien HELOC? I tried a few times to obtai...
Joshua Dorkin
What Did You Leave the BiggerPockets Summit With? Your Highlights?
After 3 days of nonstop networking and 2 days of nonstop learning, I'm exhausted. That said, my adrenaline is flowing like crazy! The BiggerPockets Summit was absolutely incredible and unfortunately, we didn't have t...