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One thing I love about real estate is taking what a property is and making it into something better. Most of the time we hear words like rehab, remodel, or flip... These are terms of the past. We should be asking ours...
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I've prepared our taxes for years using software like TurboTax. Our tax situation is pretty standard, but in addition to a W-2 from my husband's employer, we own two small "businesses" - a freelance company and a real...
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I've been casually looking at some city residential lots on the market..mainly to just hold for the time being, and possibly build SFHs on in the future. These are standard city lots where the original homes were torn...
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Im a noob in real estate but have been studying my butt off for the last month and a half. I believe I have a pretty firm grasp on the concepts and procedures to get a deal done. However, doing the math based on the n...
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Below I've outlined several topics I think about when analyzing future trends. Answering these questions helps real estate investors drive the future and buy in to hot trends while they're cheap. Where will people be ...
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So I've been doing some reading here on BiggerPockets and I just wanna say I'm really impressed with how helpful everyone is.
My questions are:
What are the risks of wholesaling?
What could go wro...
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Hoping for input from experienced STR investors.. I'm closing on a property soon that is currently used as a STR. It needs many repairs and improvements to be up to the standard that I'd prefer. (Carpet, paint, furnit...
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Hi,I'm in the process of closing a deal as a buyer. Part of the closing cost, the lender includes their legal fee which I believe is absurd because their attorney does not represent us and we never agreed to any of t...
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One of the aspects of the real estate industry that interests me is the abundance of niches. I'm excited by the different ways in which entrepreneurs can pursue opportunities in this industry. I'm interested in expl...
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In my everyday experience interacting with landlords, I have noticed a few things that are surprising to me. Often times the smaller scale landlord/investor does not take into consideration certain liability exposures...