Hal Cranmer
Brainstorming a business idea
I am a real estate investor and have two duplexes that I'm about to buy and flip. I was talking to my sister-in-law (SIL) who is an interior designer the other day. She and I came up with the idea of using her CAD ...
Eric La Pratt
Cabinet for rentals: Stained or painted & where to buy in Chicago
I'm shopping for cabinets & vanities for 4 kitchens and 4 baths at the same time. I (currently) really love the look of the painted and frameless cabinets right now but I'm fearful that they will:Become dated soon...
Ted Shackleford
Solar
So I just had a free consultation with Solar Wolf Energy. Has anyone else used them before? It's a Florida company that is now here too. Anyone else used them before? They were quite open about the numbers, a bit shoc...
David Ivy
Hang in there Austin investors!
I think there are some initial signs that the Austin area market is starting to change.For the second time in 2016, single-family home sales volume declined in Central Texas, down 3.1% year-over-year from July 2015. I...
Jay Hinrichs
New construction while not white hot is still robust check it out
Bought 24 acres 5.5 million put all the streets and utls in and I am building 90 homes right now we are little over half way through sales are still perking along at 2 or more a month for record prices in Canby Oreg...
Joel Owens
Brick & Mortar Retailers achieve level playing field- sales tax
The Supreme Court delivered a major victory to the retail real estate industry on Thursday, ruling that states can require most online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes. This overturns an earlier decision hol...
Michael Mullins
Has anyone used BeyondBNB
Hello,I have three Airbnb's and I know I can do better than what I'm doing now. I'm making great profits off them, but I'm having issues with my m-th bookings and I would like to raise my rates. I'm hoping to find a c...
Jacob Northfield
Unexpected repairs after FHA appraisal
Hi everyone,I'm under contract and about to close on a duplex. The offer had an inspection contingency, the property was inspected, repairs were made, and the contingency was removed. We then had the house appraised w...
Brian Burke
How I made $800,000 on one flip
So I just posted my first article for the BiggerPockets blog. After hitting what I'd call a Grand Slam flip that produced a net profit of over $800,000, and at the risk of sounding boastful or as a braggart, I was co...
Pyrrha Rivers
What systems, processes or tricks do you use to acquire properties?
I was participating in a thread by @Sandra Holt who war generously sharing the acquisition of her second rental.Many congratulations and comments later, I asked one of the responders if he would explain a technique he...