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My Quick BackgroundOver the past year I have been trying to pass the national portion of the real estate exam, and I have now flunked it 5 times (and I'm planning to take it 3 more times before I give up). I have a ma...
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Has anyone had any success publishing articles to the various article websites?
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Hi All,
I am a newbie to BiggerPockets and am interested in using my VA loan (and/or VA renovation loan) to do a house hack in Miami in late 2022. I am writing to ask for advice from those in the forum who have done ...
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Hey everyone. I'm a brand new investor... just started the learning process. My names, Jacob and I'm from Cali. Looking to get into the real-estate business. I've been reading a ton, listening to pod casts, watch...
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Hello, I am looking for a home in the Orlando area and slightly beyond that can be used as a vacation home, and also a rental. The wish is to have an in law suite, ADU, or portion of the home that can be enclosed and ...
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I have a family member who recently inherited a fairly decent sum of money and wants to invest it in real estate. They are young and are just beginning to educate themselves on the general topic. I am a new investor m...
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In another thread where someone was looking for properties with Chinese drywall, a company called AbSheild was mentioned as having a remediation process for this drywall. I looked at this company and their claims.
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Well in my studies I came across the following link which I think might help new people who are starting out avoid some authors and "get rich in real estate" programs.
http://www.johntreed.com/Reedgururating.html
Re...
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Apparently, I've used the BP calculators too many times in the past and can't use them anymore. I'm really just trying to play with numbers and get some reps in to learn how to analyze properties for when I'm ready to...
I'm seeking advice on pursuing a career relating to home loans. The titles of job positions in this area that appeal to me are: processor, auditor, underwriter, closing coordinator, closing facilitator, credit analyst...