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As a first time rental property investor with long distance, I made many mistakes.Recently, I realized my management company over charged me a lot even though with minor issues and suggested some installation which is...
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Hello fellow BPs,I'm currently in the process of doing an off-market deal with someone who prefers a type of seller financing in order to save money on closing costs, but they currently have a mortgage on the property...
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What do you guys do when your contractors or subs up their prices per hour or per job for an exactly same type of work. Do you question them and try to get them back down, bite the bullet and pay if they do a good job...
We interview a lot of great guests on our Sunday episodes of the BiggerPockets Real Estate podcast, but we rarely hear from agents, investors, and BiggerPockets listeners who are in an early stage of real estate succe...
Wedding costs have been slowly growing over the past few decades. But recently, after a wild 2020, 2021, and 2022 wedding season, the average wedding cost has hit heights that most Americans simply can’t afford. But w...
Think every housing market is too expensive to buy in? Think again. We’re going over two of the country’s biggest cash flow housing markets and showing why they may be your next best bet when buying rental property. A...
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I see post after post and hear podcast after podcast about investors having trouble finding and keeping good contractors. Did you ever stop to wonder why?
Well... It's because contractors don't work for you any more ...
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OK. We all have been there. You have a bad tenant and you want to evict them fast.But the process is long and expensive. Here in CA it takes 1.5 to 3 months to evict someone and about $800+. If your rent is $500-$600/...
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Hi, each time I resell something I have a lot of questions on what have been improved in the property. Sometimes I have done very little to it, and feel a guilt of inflated price. Did you ever have a flip with no valu...
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Question- there is probably a cool, professional way to word it, but I was wondering: if I wanted to work/partner with a friend of mine who has the funds -but none of the time, knowledge, or contacts to find and mana...