Scott K.
With apologies, another "What should I do?" post (but with a few twists)
Hello to the community. I know there are at least 100 threads on this great site that deal with “getting started,” and assure you that I have tried to digest as much as possible before resorting to another “help...
Abdul R.
QE3 and Real Estate - Your thoughts
As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...
Leo R.
Are you using projection models? (Here's why you should)
Hey all,Recently, I replied to a post asking folks whether they track their net worth. Personally, I do track my net worth. However, far more important to me are my financial projection models (which include projectio...
Joel A.
What annoys you about bigger pockets?
So I thought i'd be fun to ask this as sometimes Im reading posts and get annoyed. Dont get me wrong, I love biggerpockets and If it wasn't for this site, i would not be even close to where I'm at right now with my r...
Account Closed
First Flip. How important is a general contractor?
About close on my first house, was a hoarder house and going to need a lot of work. I want to hire a general contractor, I feel a good GC would help speed up the flip which would limit holding cost and help get a good...
Danny Duran
Buying a Property with Mold in it
BP community--I went under contract on a north side Chicago multifamily property (4-flat) this week (thanks @Brie Schmidt ). Basic inspection (thanks @George Foster ) and mold inspection occurred on Wednesday. There ...
Landen Ward
Critique my Lease Option example?
Here is what I think I know a Lease Option is so far; looking for advice on what I have wrong, if not the entire thing:
Say a man is selling a $165,000 home for the mortgage balance of $150,000 to avoid foreclosure. ...
Llewelyn A.
New Broker - How to do learn Brokerage Operations
@Russell Brazil@James Wise@Joel Owens@Darren Sager@jay hinrichsWell, I find myself in a bit of a dilemma.I decided to get my Broker's License and start a Brokerage Firm. I now have my NY Real Estate BROKER's License (...
Ethan M.
How to think about cash flow & appreciation
I'm hoping to get some perspective from people here on an experience I'm having in current markets. I would like to put some money into a property that can bring in some cash flow, or at least break even, and I want t...
RI N.
Turnkey investment value
I've read many pros and cons of turnkey esp for out of state or country. In summary, the pros is for maximizing the "passive" portion of rei vs the cons of paying more to do it all yourself (cash or diff to access fin...