Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
First of all, I'm not a rookie, but I behaved like one, and I write this post as more of a cautionary tale rather than an attempt to seek advice. I know I should have done more due diligence, and I know what my optio...
I have a lot of residential market data for California and recently put this together, quite shocking!Developer #1 & #2 are competitors who both buy projects at a 20% estimated return level. They do the same fix &...
Hey B-Peeps! Wanted to do a quick update after leaving my W-2 job 18 months ago today, with some reflections on what those 18 months have looked like and where I'm headed from here.Quick background: I got started in R...
Hello everyone, I'm looking into buying my first property. Currently I have 25k in cash (with 2k added each month from my 9-5 job) and was looking to buy in the east (Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Detroit areas), because o...
I'm getting prepared to go on my first seller appointment with a motivated seller. I'm curious about what papers I should bring.I found a great thread here about what to bring but I have one question, should I bring t...
Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
Here's a provocative video...explaining we have a real estate bubble right now in 2014. When do you think this bubble will pop? Back in 2005 (after hurricane Katrina hit), I predicted a real estate collapse as well bu...
Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...
Hey there, BiggerPockets!Your forums look a little different today, don't they? We've made a few changes - and we're REALLY excited about them!First off, we've cleaned up the interface and put the content of the posts...