![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/501875/small_1621479604-avatar-omarmerced.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So this guy @Raphael Kisel is a scam artist. I asked BP to remove but because of their policies (which I understand) they cannot. So I am here to tell all of you to be careful of this person. This is probably not him ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/226348/small_1694991701-avatar-happilandlord.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Whether I'm showing a unit, or at a cocktail party when people ask me what I do, I inevitably get the question "how many units do you own"? To me, this is quite rude and they are basically asking me how much my portfo...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/4738/small_1621347135-avatar-barnardinc.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fannie-fredd...Read this article! Looks like Freddie/Fannie will be lowering down payment requirements as well as required Credit scores.Great idea morons, let's give more credit ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1570071/small_1621513696-avatar-shawnw130.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So, as a budding house hacker I wanted to ask my friends on BP:What tools come in most handy to a novice landlord? What should I add to my list?HammerTape measurePower drillHacksawSanderScrew driversAllen wrenchesChan...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/71233/small_1621414492-avatar-jthomasmartin1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have organized what I believe to be some very valuable information and relationships about the economy and real estate, and will be posting updates about the San Francisco Bay Area marketplace here periodically. I s...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/434344/small_1621476472-avatar-matth46.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Just read an article from the MIT technology review and read up on what we already know. Life is not going back to normal tomorrow, next month, or maybe ever.
https://www.technologyreview.c...
until we get a lon...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/299880/small_1631201153-avatar-stevenm10.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Just a question for other BP members: who all on this board have started their RE business from nothing? That means you had no money and no personal savings to put in to marketing, down payments, etc.Follow-up questi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/358976/small_1621446499-avatar-jerusha.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I will be taking my pre-license classes in two weeks so that I can get my real estate license. In the meantime I have been researching the real estate industry in general. Lately, I keep running into articles saying ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/270437/small_1639602097-avatar-petert116.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I find myself browsing these forums less and less as times passes. Biggerpockets is such a machine now and while there is lots of useful advice, it's primarily aimed at newbies (who can't use the search function mind ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/154376/small_1622566005-avatar-mikegennaro.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
We would like to sell a mobile home via rent to own and remain compliant with Dodd Frank. We purchased the unit for $8500 in a park. I've posted it for sale on craigslist as follows and would appreciate suggestions fo...