Managing and Challenging the Appraisal Process
Recently, I’ve charted an increasing number of complaints from real estate owners and syndicators with respect to the results of an appraisal.
I’ve seen appraisal grie...
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I am looking to purchase property in Oakland and considering what are my options to house hack. I have a few questions for anyone who is currently AirBnBing in Oakland. Noticed that there are a lot of listings even in...
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Off market deals are those not listed to the general public. These deals are typically superior due to limited competition.
You get access to these deals by going direct to owner (more likely) or through broker netwo...
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In late May of 2014 I bought a short sale and renovated the home and yard. It soon became summer and with my kids out of school (a 4 and a 7-year old), we spent a lot of time as a family at the home. I did quite a bit...
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To briefly describe me I've loved Real Estate for a long time, I've had two rentals one was great an eventually became my first flip and the other a victim of the bubble. For a long time after that bad experience(I wa...
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We've streamlined our Notifications page - including Keyword Alerts! Now all notifications - Colleague Requests, Votes, Mentions, etc are listed in one spot. You can sort by notification type - and even mark all as re...
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Hey guys, my name is Aaron Bush, and I'm from Des Moines, Iowa. I'm embarrassed to say I know very very little about real estate, but I'm trying to learn more, and I know bigger pockets is a great way to do that. I've...
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I have been a flooring installer since 2000. I was a contactor from 2004 until 2018. In that time I worked primarily in residential but transitioned to commercial. I am still active in residential and am the "go to" g...
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This questions isn't based all on RE but it is a question on my future RE career.
I am currently a freshman in college and am going to transfer to either Texas A&M or U of H next year. If I go to U of H I will m...
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Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...