Jorge Abreu
✨Negotiating Terms: Learning the Power of Negotiation
I can still remember the moment we got the term sheet for our first deal and happily signed it, thinking that was the end of the talks. What we didn't know was how things would really turn out. It was a shocking wake-...
Eric McGlennon
Looking to help in picking a good DST broker
I'm going into 1031 exchange and want to invest into DST's. Seems to be a lot of good brokers out there. I've looked into Kay properties, Chicagoland1031, Corcapa1031, and a few individual brokers. Does anyone have an...
Salley Smith
HUD requiring buyer to choose lender?
I am in the process of trying to buy a HUD home, and my contract was ratified last Tuesday. I just found out that we have to do a 203K loan yesterday, after finally hearing back from HUD and the listing agent. Now, my...
Arvind V.
Information on building costs
Hi all - looking for some general information on building costs in Austin. I'm looking to move here and the first purchase will likely be a single family home as a primary residence.I have three options:1. Buy somethi...
William Keasling
Oklahoma City & Metro Contractor Recommendation
Hi all. I'm a new investor, and just completed my first flip. I learned a lot in this first flip, with the biggest take away being have the right people working for you....which I did not. The house was quoted to take...
Scott King
real estate set back
The hardest part of any endeavor for me as I imagine is for most people is resistance. I have for the last year been reading, studying, eating, breathing all things real estate. I have always had a love affair with ho...
Sam Zachary
insurance denying upstairs toilet leak damage!
Hi Everyone, I'm new to Bigger Pockets and was wondering if anyone has any ideas about recourse regarding a situation I'm in. I own a downstairs condo unit. Upstairs unit, owned by someone else had a leaking toilet ...
Mike Schorah
Who determines the closing date?
I’m wholesaling a deal.
The contract states that we close “ON OR BEFORE” February 15. How is this determined? Do I determine the exact closing date?
Is it the new buyer that determines the exact closing date, the t...
Nicole Cuozzo
Contractors entering units
Hi everyone! I manage a 3 family and am wondering how you handle contractors coming to the home if you or the tenant isn’t available to be there while they work? I could have a family member let them in for me, but do...
Kelly Cohane
What do I need to know before doing a live-in flip?
There is a single family home built in 1935 that is for sale by owner. We want to seller finance the deal. The house is a single story 1,532 sqft with 3 beds and 1 full bath. The lot size is 7,840. We would like to bu...