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Hey everyone, I've been on this site countless times and have come across great information so I have finally joined up. As I mention in my "about me" section I'm new to real estate but had done quite a bit of researc...
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1. Total gut renovation project-Brooklyn, NY 2. Investment opportunity-West Palm BeachI've spoken w/countless investors about investing in my deals and running into the same issue. What's your experience? How do I saf...
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Hello Bigger Pockets,I will start this off by saying biggerpockets has given me 80% or more of the knowledge I've obtained about real estate investing. I've listened to almost every podcast, read multiple articles/boo...
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Good day my fellow investors!
My name is Gene and I am about as green as you can get with regards to my real estate background. Cheers to the newbies! I am beyond excited for this new path in life that I stumbled u...
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Hi everyone!I have been super interested in real estate investing and been a listener to BP since my junior year of college (2018). I finally decided two months ago that I couldn't wait any longer to get into real est...
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Greetings from a newbie and thanks for all your feedback. It is very much appreciated!
I am currently looking at 2-4plexes in the Houston area and a Realtor (been in business 20 years or so) is indicating they will n...
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Sold in NY, moved to Tampa, have 400k+ to invest. It's sitting in a money market account waiting for an opportunity. I've spoken to investors, mortgage and real estate brokers, etc. Almost all of them say to wait. Pri...
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Hi All,
I am currently a full time investor and eBay business owner. Currently, my eBay business is setup under a sole proprietorship. I started investing in real estate several years ago and now want to make this m...
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Would some of you be willing to share how you structure your agreements with the Realtor(s) you work with?I've been working with a friend who is a Realtor, and I've signed the standard buyer agency agreement form, whi...
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In todays Society, a review can make or break your business. In the vacation STR realm, on a platform such as Airbnb it is no different and often even an inaccurate review can have this effect. In my experience dealin...