So I read last week the politicians in Richmond, VA voted down a bill to stabilize rent in the state.  HOWEVER, don't get too happy yet.  The Virginia Housing Committee did create panel to do a feasibility study on re...

My mother-in-law owns a rental property in Portland, OR 97236. There is a vacent property directly behind her's. I looked up the county tax records to find that they have not been paid in 3 years, making the total amo...

Looking for some input regarding mostly when and how often to call back no-answers when cold calling.Also, what if you have a list of numbers for an individual? Do you keep going down the list in one sitting, getting ...

Hello, I'm starting in the Real Estate business and read a post that people who are wholesaling aren't able to do it full time because there isn't enough deals. I don't find this to be true because I spend over 10+ h...

I make the best decisions for my situation when I have information, but I am struggling with something I don't have enough information about.   I hope this makes sense.Right now I own three real estate properties, eac...

Hi Bigger Pockets!My name is Dan, I'm 25 years old, and I live in Arlington, VA right outside Washington D.C. I'm an assistant project manager for one of the largest commercial general contractors in the DC metro area...

Hey everyone - I was looking around Google Trends today and came across this graph, showing the dramatic decline in those searching the internet for "Real Estate Investing."

What do you think this means for the in...

I have been on BP for sometime now and it seems very random to me what forums get responses or not. Sometimes I get a ton of replies and other times I get zero replies. Can someone explain to me why or how to get more...

Okay, let me start with a real live example of what I’m talking about.  Then I’ll give you my take.  The year was 1976.  The parents of a good friend of mine were doing pretty well financially, and decided to buy a mu...

Ok, so we had to close on a deal that was meant to be a contract assignment. Here are the numbers:
ARV 110k
Repairs 20-25k
Rent 950-1000
Originally asking 35k
Bought for 20k, had to repair the back extension (mechanic...