Great to meet the BiggerPockets community, from my initial glance it appears to be a dynamic and friendly group.My name is Brian Pownall and I reside in north Houston. My background is a Texas A&M graduate who has...

I am newly licensed last year and I am curious about the process other agents go through when buying property, the questions i have related to this are:Do you use the NAR contract or do most of you have an attorney wr...

Hello BP community!My boyfriend and I live in the Oakland/Alameda area and are interested in RE Investing. We have been in "sponge" mode for the last few months - relentlessly devouring the BP podcasts and forums, rea...

Hello BP,

Among other criteria, I am targeting homeowners with >50% equity in the Philadelphia area. Should I be mailing yellow postcards to owner occupied or non-owner occupied properties?

I noticed...

I'm in the process of closing on a short-term vacation rental. I I'm looking for advice on the best way to Market it. I already have set up an account with Airbnb, but since this is a larger property, three bedrooms a...

Hello!  I've lived in the OC area for the last 6 years and have been writing residential mortgages for the past 5.  I've been very successful in the call center/inside sales environment and at this point in time I'm t...

Hi all,preface: I work in the film industry in LA. I make a pretty comfortable living and I can do my job from anywhere in the world as a designer and still make the same income which is a blessing. Heck, we could mov...

My fiancé and I moved out of her house in November, and we rented the house out starting the first week of December. Her normal water bill is about $30 a month. (3 bedroom, one bath, no dishwasher, 2.5 people living t...

Hi All,

I have a question for more experienced real estate investors.

I am a young (late 20’s) investor in the Washington, D.C. area. Two years ago, I bought my first place, a four bedroom house in a go...

So I planned to write a "success" story after my first flip was sold last year and never got around to it. Partially because it didn't feel like much of a success after all was said and done and I was exhausted. Menta...