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Economic Update
(Monday, February 15, 2021)
I was never a big believer in “Herd Immunity” until now. The term “herd immunity” represents a hypothetical threshold of our population that needs immunity to the coron...
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I know this is a strange post but I am looking for advice/guidance. I own a moving company in the Chicago area and have ~100 employees (full+part time). We are very seasonal and even during a month busy only at certai...
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Listening to this weeks podcast the guest made a statement that he would Never hire someone unless they had a job in collage. How many of you successful folks out there had a Job in collage? (I realize some of you nev...
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"If you want to fast, go alone. If you want to far, go with others". - African ProverbIt would be extremely helpful to organize a single thread with anyone who has completed at least one multi family syndication and ...
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So I was over on Tim Wieneke's great thread on the hazards of going into vacant properties and several posters mentioned that they carry concealed weapons.
I'd like to find out what type of concealed weapons are most...
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Hello! My name is Haley and I joined Bigger Pockets about two months ago! I am getting into real estate with my boyfriend and we are primarily focused on multi unit rentals in the Dayton area! We just finished our fir...
We just got our first mobile home deal, and are looking for some guidance on working out the logistics of doing mobile home repairs. We are to instruct Contractors/handymen that we solicit to NOT include costs of ...
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I wanted to share my experience planning, permitting and now building a 3 bed / 2 bath 800 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) / back house / laneway house at one of my single family rental properties. ...
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This is in follow up to a recent post by Engelo Rumora "The Top 3 People Most Likely to Rip You Off in Real Estate Investing"Probably one of the more misunderstood words in construction is "general contractor". Based ...
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Last year I had a contractor walk in the middle of a job with a few extra thousand dollars we had paid them, and it cost more than that to get another contractor in there to complete it.I have a $150,000 project right...