Alyssa Czopor
Newbie looking @ vacation rental as first investment purchase
I'm super green with everything to do with REI. I'm more excited than fearful at this point which is why I know I'm ready to jump in and look for my first investment property. I started learning more about real estate...
Greg Hoffman
Should My Realtor be doing MORE?
Is this normal?
Met with RE agent yesterday and described what we're looking for...
"Important that its a DEAL not RETAIL" I said
"Ugly needs Cosmetic work, can add equity with upgrades" I followed up
We gave o...
Cal C.
I'm 'not a serious buyer,' according to a realtor/broker!
I made a $60K offer on a property listed for $78K. The listing broker refused to send the contract to the seller. When I had my agent insist that the offer be forwarded the listing broker forwarded but only after ...
Rebekah Miller
Steps to wholesaling
I am a newbie... stuck in analysis paralysis. I "know how" to find the homes, how to possibly contact the owners, how to locate / assign contract. But all of this is from books and podcasts. I need to get in! My famil...
Stefanie Jensen
I want to buy a rental now, my husband wants to wait a see.
I have my real estate license, I study the market. I read all the great investing books, I listen to the bigger pockets podcast religiously. I am so ready to let our money work for us, instead of us working for our m...
Eric Blackford
Getting your agent to be truly on your side
If you haven't heard about the Freakonomics bit on real estate agents and how their incentives aren't aligned with yours, watch this 3 minute video here to get some insight into the problem.https://www.youtube.co...
Maugno M.
Selling newly remodeled home without an agent. Thoughts?
I just completed a rehab on an SFR and i am hoping to put it up for sale asap. I'm having a hard time deciding if i should use a listing agent to market the house and get me top dollar, or trying to do this myself. I'...
David B.
Renters her deducting security cameras and monitoring
I live in Ventura California and have a SFH rental in the area that I self manage. Our tenants were burglarized last month and lost $20,000 in jewelry and possessions. The tenant left a window open in the kids room wh...
Imeh Esen
Investors doing poor rehabs for a quick sale
This is really bothersome but to be expected. I just cancelled a contract on a property I was planning to purchase because as time progressed we discovered so many defects on construction. Poor craftsmanship, lazy com...
Chris Moriarty
Cold Calling is Dead? Really?
Upon joining up with Bigger Pockets, I logged on to see an advertisement that said "cold calling is dead" that was advertising a book. While it looks attractive, the data simply doesn't support this proposal. In a...