Eric NA
Rental Property Vs. Flip buyer
What's the difference between getting a property under contract with the intent to market to flippers vs landlords?
Obviously if the price is right, both will be interested. Should I stick with my formula (ARV * .7...
Aaron Blevins
Can you trust Zillow Zestimates? If not, how to estimate value?
Was talking to a lender friend earlier who said Zillow Zestimates aren't trustworthy at all as they don't factor in REO sales. So aside from performing an actual appraisal or BPO, what are some good rules of thumb for...
Jordan Woolf
House with asbestos siding
A seller is offering to give me a house if I buy two of his other properties. The house he is offering to give me has asbestos siding. It is a large sturdy house and is about 1800 sq. Has anyone had any experience wit...
Conway Churaman
Need a new Lifestyle Plan. Heck, I need an INTERVENTION!
I had $30,000 ready to invest a year ago......HAD! Where did it all go? Grandmother's funeral, other unexpected life expenses.That freaking job of mine. That dead end 9 to 5 life and time waster at a New York City ...
Tony Valle
Newbie Dilemma: How do you vet a Guru, a Coach, or A Mentor?
I admit it: I am a newbie. I know that I want to do "something" with real estate investing, but I have not worked out yet what that exact something is. I also admit that I am vulnerable at this stage and for anything ...
Steven Davis
Sensible investing in California Real Estate?
After 30 years of working my *** off to get an extra percent or two in the stock market, I've finally realized that I should be investing in real estate.Better late than never.First of all, Thank You to all the poster...
Gino Barbaro
Bought 146 unit to end the year!
Hi BP community,I wanted to share our most recent purchase, a 146 unit mom and pop in Knoxville, TN that we bought in house. For all of you investors out there who say the market is overpriced, you are right. And for ...
Tanya Ansari
Primary Residence or Investments?
Dear BP members:
I really need to hear some advice.
Long story short:
-we are full time high income earners with W2 (also pursuing a start-up in biotech on the side) moved from Bay Area to SD (Cali)
-invested in ...
Thomas Mc
Help establish a newbie's strategy out of the gate? (100k to start with)
Hello all,
This is my first post on biggerpockets, nice to (e)meet you all! I'm excited to have finally found an online forum with such a vast collective knowledge. The purpose of this post is to gather as many...
Glen Frailey
Pathway Events
Has anyone purchased a program from Pathway Events and what has been the outcome? Speaking seminars from the people on HGTV