Howdy!  This might not be the proper location for my question but the people I look up to most tread this section. I recently read in Malcolm Gladwell's book "The Tipping Point" (pg72) that "what separates a great sal...

So I've thought about this for a long time, and I'm genuinely curious.  Do real estate agents and brokers really hate sites like Zillow and Trulia?  They're my go-to sites for doing initial, preliminary research on a ...

Hi, my name is Jorge Castro. I live in Guadalajara, Mexico, 45 years old, married for 17 years with 3 beautiful daughters. During the last 18 years, I have been working as the CEO of my family business. At the end 200...

Hello, all! Nice to "meet" you! My name is Brian and I'm new to the BP world. Been listening to a few of the podcasts and it's re-started my interest in real estate, so I figured I'd jump in with both feet. A little a...

We've seen posts here on BP about "bigger players" getting into some markets. Some are reported to be hedge fund buyers that are renting the properties out, some seem to be specific to bank REO property. According to ...

I have a 5 year lease option on a home with little or no equity. My option price will be the balance of the mortgage at the time I option the home. I have the ability to sublet and sell my option. My question is...

I am selling my primary residence (fsbo), and instead of fixing it up myself I'm marketing it as-is to local investors (basically wholesaling my own house) becuase I am settling on my new house soon and don't want ...

I want to get into REI so that I can diversify out of the stock market. My wife is convinced that investing is a bad idea.Does anyone have an experience talking a spouse into not holding back?

Ok, so I got my tax prep bill and I think its way high. For discolsure, my accountant had to file 5 forms:1040 US tax ind return1040-ES Estimated TaxKentucky Ind taxKentucky Est taxKentucky Single member LLC tax retur...

Im looking for a loan to get for my first property and time is of an essence.i just wanted to get an idea on the loans from rocket mortage from the experienced individuals on biggerpockets.Any help is appreciated!