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Afternoon Atlanta! You might not have the time to read and keep up with real estate news, so feel free to keep up with my post. I'll share what I read as much as I can.  Published Wednesday January 18, 2023 by CNBC, D...

I have seen from time to time people, sometimes even Realtors, include in a blog or forum post that they use the Zillow "Zestimate" as a baseline of value, "and then do their own analysis".

Very little makes me mor...

Hi, fellow STR investors and managersA friend reached out and asked me to help manage her 20 STRs recently. A third of the portfolio are 2 hours away. I am currently managing 8 of mine myself and can handle them ok. B...

A friend of BiggerPockets, @Justin Pierce reminded me this morning of a piece he wrote at the end of 2013 about a real estate guru that I think is an important read for anyone considering working with a guru:Colorado ...

I'm hiring a management company for my STR. Of course, I can figure out what my insurance, cable and taxes will be. But, what can I expect to spend for all of the other expenses? Consumables, utilities, repairs, yard ...

A 700 credit score isn't as good as it used to be.  And those worthless Online scores are generally a lot higher that Mortgage credit scores. New Mortgage Credit Scoring  (un-official chart) 840 - 800 Extremely Good 7...

We advise brokers to have their clients pull credit from one of 2 reliable credit reporting websites. An experienced loan officer can look over a report and see trouble before they waste money pulling that clients rep...

Good morning Bigger Pockets community.  I'd like to say that this website, forum and podcast has helped tremendously in providing content that is easily consumable, searchable and applicable to those on the hunt for f...

Situation: Owner Occupied SFH - Home is in FORECLOSURE - NOD filed months ago, NTS -Notice of Trustee sale filed a few months ago as well.; The property is scheduled to go to sale in a few days (thus its within 5 days...