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Hello,Go to Google and enter the above title for information about how the famous FICO score is calculated. It is a story in today's 8/8/14 Wall Street Journal but is subscriber-only yet somehow, through Google, one ...
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Financial advisors that will steer you toward mutual funds or insurance policies are easy to find, but finding someone that understands real estate investing and how to build a plan for the future around it is a diffe...
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Does anyone offer a home gym in their STR? I am looking for ways to differentiate our rentals in a competitive market. If you offer one, do you think it is helpful in getting more interest? How many people use gym in ...
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A few months ago I decided to go to an auction at our local county courthouse. I looked up the listings on our county's Trustee sales list. I looked up a large amount of the properties on Trulia for crime, Zillow for ...
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Hi, I opened claim for roof and wind /hail damage and it seems insurance agreed approved the claim. Later when I got the estimate what I found out that they are only going to give replacement cost coz roof is at 10 ye...
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To make a long story short my stepdad and I started a home improvement/property service business in the early 2000s. We eventually still did property services but he took care of some services while I took care of oth...
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Hey all!
My name is Brandon Koehler and want to start off by saying how much I enjoy not only the information and connections that BiggerPockets provides, but also the stories of success that people are able to accom...
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Reston Virginia, the first master-planned community in the United States founded in 1964, is a Garden City about 20 miles outside of Downtown Washington D.C., which was recently added to the Washington D.C. Metro in 2...
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Hello Everyone,I'm coming to the forum with a few questions about wholesaling. I am currently in the Navy, stationed in North Chicago. I am very interested in wholesaling and I am wanting to close on a house within th...