![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1939133/small_1621516839-avatar-erici54.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello Everyone,
New to BP and real estate investing. Wondering if anyone has had any experience with https://livehomeroom.com ? If so, what was your experience like? They bring co-living to the Midwest and currently...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/4738/small_1621347135-avatar-barnardinc.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
There are so many people and companies out there who claim to be wholesalers and many more newbies who claim to want to start out in wholesaling as a means to get started in the biz.
Let me tell you about a recent ex...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/86137/small_1621416232-avatar-thepiperdown.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/76396/small_1621415159-avatar-yucaipaca.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
If your thinking of starting to flip fixer uppers, buying your first buy and hold, or your just starting out in RE investment. It would be best to put those plans on hold for at least a few months. Just wait and see w...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/71233/small_1621414492-avatar-jthomasmartin1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Executive Summary:Because of the real estate I own, and prospective potential purchases, I wanted to know more about where we are in the real estate cycle in the SF Bay Area. Inspired by great students and researchers...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/120988/small_1621417798-avatar-russelltee.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
One of the more complex parts of being a real estate agent is setting realistic expectations for what your client can expect from the market. There are always going to be people who have unrealistic expectations, but ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/9/small_1621345214-avatar-biggerpo.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Blogger Andrew MacDonald, yesterday posted an article on the BiggerPockets Blog that is an absolute MUST READ for anyone considering spending their money on a real estate guru.
The article breaks down both the typica...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/978903/small_1621506709-avatar-michaelb817.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I went to the 2 day Life Styles Unlimited class this past weekend with the goal of learning and finding a multi-family mentor to begin investing with. Like a typical sales funnel I quickly learned it was a brief over...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1015630/small_1621507549-avatar-shanese.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
With the stock market ending their worst quarter since 2008, there has been much talk about a recession in the near future. I understand that recessions are highly unpredictable, no matter how much research is put int...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/9633/small_1621348945-avatar-salvatore.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
It's that time again...The light is on and I'm taking questions. If you've read a real estate book, gone through some real estate forums, watched some videos and you KNOW you want to become a real estate investor but...