I just finished my pre licensing course to become a real estate sales agent. I am now aware of the need to budget money in between sales, to attempt to protect you from being broke. I currently work 2 jobs. Once I pas...

We are just about to complete our first spec home - a $650k single family ranch style home with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. I always wanted to build new and despite my almost ten years of remodeling experience there wer...

Hello All, The commercial RE forum seemed like the best place to post this.I just wanted to share before and after pics of our first bar/restaurant build out!  This is our first project and we have certainly learned a...

I wanted to get other people’s opinion of JWB as a PM company. I have been disappointed with the amount of fees and personal piggy bank attitude that the PM has regarding owner investments.
My experience with JWB ha...

I put an offer in on my first deal on May 1st this year. My rate lock at 4.25% in the GFE expired on June 17th. After months of poor communication and performance on their end, I finally got final approval to close ...

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I've never built a home and I'm thinking about becoming my own general contractor. Can anyone provide some useful tips on how to choose the right subcontractors and best practices on foundation, framing, and insulatio...

On December 30, 1988, the doctors had to perform an emergency C-section on my mother as she was giving birth to me. My umbilical cord had wrapped around my neck, cutting off the oxygen to my brain for one minute. When...

Has anyone of you ever done this before?

Instead of using a buyer's agent, have you submitted your own offer directly to listing agent using your own contract (not drafted by a realtor)?