To the newbies and also to the seasoned veterans alike, The smallest effort can yield the largest results. Since joining BP I have found myself just starting friendly conversations with complete strangers. (Believe me...

Looking for my first deal and came across a large house conversion that has 7 units in it.  Total rents come to $2500.00.  After expenses property will cash flow $750 per month.  I have had a lot of people tell me to ...

Hi Bigger Pockets Community,
I recently decided to start a JADU project (330 sq ft) using my garage. The first quotation I received from my contractor is $90,000 ($273/sq ft), or $100,000 ($303/sq ft) if additional f...

What a crazy market we have here....

We got all these people who have no experience what so ever in REI trying to do condo conversions of all things, which is pretty much a step up in terms of what you need to know f...

Hello everyone, Hope your day is going well! So I have a neighbor who lives three doors down from me, unfortunately, the man of the house just passed away in December. They have another home, and they are going to rel...

How do you know if you'll be legally allowed to convert a detached garage into living space or create any other type of square footage increase: attached garage conversion, basement or attic conversion, ADU, etc. Do w...

Hello.  I'm going to keep track of my real estate activities in management of an STR, and will track the activities using an activity log. My question is - how do I prove in the time log that I performed a particular ...

I am ready to take the leap on my first flip here in Chicago.  Long story short, it seems that a hard money lender is my most accessible route to finance the purchase and rehab.  I have done some but not a ton of loan...

The other day at work, I overheard one of my coworkers talking to a gentleman who was talking REI, among other things, but my coworker was totally uninterested in REI and the gentleman was talking about his deal he ju...

Anybody ever recorded their phone calls with potential sellers? For me, it might be useful to go back and listen again to exactly what was said. According to the internet (so, it must be true), Texas is a single ...