Negotiations are nothing more than creating a win-win situation to create a desired outcome. Given my background, I’ve negotiated literally hundreds of contracts and deals by following 5 basic steps. I’d like to share...

Good morning all, How is everyone approaching the rehabbing of a property? How are you getting your contractors to price with accuracy? Are you hiring an architect? How much is that usually? Additionally, are there an...

Hello All !!

Today my offer was accepted. The house was listed on HUD Homestore in Romeoville IL!

It was listed for 47,250$ the last day of the owner occupant period I offered 55,000$ ( which was Saturday night)!

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Hello, 
My wife and I are buying our first property. As the market leans so heavily in the sellers favor at the moment, my agent has advised me that skipping the inspection might be the make or break issue to make th...

Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I hope this message finds you well. I am a software development manager with a keen interest in transitioning into the exciting and challenging world of real estate, particularly with a...

What are the best ways you’ve found to estimate rehab costs? The rehab calculator on BP is fine but, how do you estimate the $$$ to put into each category?

Would you (self managing owners) pay a reasonable fee for a service to market your rental property and screen applicants? One full months rent seems steep to have a traditional property manager place a tenant.

Hello all, I know the basics already that I need to secure financing, get pre-approved for a loan, do my analysis on some properties I am interested in and of course find a realtor and just check out some homes. Now s...

I have a traditional IRA with Merrill for the last 5 years. And I just open a with IRA with TDAmeritrade. Should I transfer my account from Merrill to the New Roth IRA? Or should I keep both IRA's? Need help

Hi BP community!
After educating myself for some time, I’ve been making baby steps in developing my plan and strategy to purchase my 1st property.
I recently spoke with an investor friendly real estate agent and he ...