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Good day all,AS I am reading and listening to podcasts and trying to learn all I can, I keep hearing references to "Use a realtor because they have access to MLS" or "Because I have access to MLS I can..."Is there a s...
Understanding a Mortgage Appraisal - Part 1
The first thing to understand is appraisals are not all the same or equal. In fact, each appraisal is unique to the needs of the specific client.
Mortgage Appraisals are...
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Hi Everyone!First BP post :)My partner and I are forming a business focused on STR arbitrage (not cohosting). We were wondering what kind of insurance we should consider getting since we won't own these properties?W...
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I know taxes can be very complicated, but could someone please give me the heads up on why it's financially better to invest over the border in North Carolina, than here in South Carolina?Thank you.
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Do you use QR codes to advertise your rentals?I started to experiment a bit with it as a way to point them to a web site with more information and details.As you know, if you use Postlets or any real estate web site t...
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Hello, I just enrolled to the Florida Real Estate Course. I am estimating to finish course and get licensed in a couple months BUT I was wondering what things should I look in my first experience with a Broker and any...
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Hello. This company, National Real Estate Insurance Group, offer coverage at competitive rates. I have been trying to find someone who has used them and has made a claim with them. I would feel a lot more comfortab...
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I've been analyzing real estate as an amateur for a while now and I've read Brandon Turner's book "Rental Property Investing." I also listen to numerous podcasts on REI, and I spend time on the BP site. I also joined ...
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Good morning everyone out there who is operating in the Real Estate Industry!I’ve been browsing behind the scene of the Forums and the BP community. Already I love the new member process and could hardly wait to say ...
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Does anyone know of a technology for automating the extraction of email addies from received emails to create a mailing list? This would be a small scale project, a few hundred to a few thousand