Most Realtors suck at their jobs. This is not even just an opinion, it's an objective reality. Some 88% or so flame out of the job within a year. In 2024, 47% failed to sell even 1 house. Obviously some are worse than...
Anyone come from an insurance sales background and changed Careers to go into real estate?? If so, what were your experiences? Pros? Cons? What would you have done differently etc? I’m currently 7 years into an Insu...
I have 18 properties, and I don't mind throwing away a piece of mail from an investor "wanting to buy my property." But now I'm getting many texts and phone calls, which is really annoying. I hear people all the time ...
Good morning Bigger Pockets!
My business partner and I are new to the Bigger Pockets site however we have 20+ years in real estate here in Panama City Beach and surrounding areas. Happy to meet everyone and look for...
"I don't have time"... PUKE!
Look, last time I checked we've all got just 24 hours in our days and NO you can't manage time...
You can however, manage your actions within the...
Let's start some stories. I'll go first.Customer had me doing a remodel at a house on the water (in California) inland from the ocean, everyone has a boat dock, etc. Project cost was approx $500,000. Comes time to fin...
On the newer side of RE investing. I have one LTR in Indy and I'm intrigued with the idea of STR's after reading Avery Carl's book "short term rental long term wealth." My wife and I really have enjoyed visiting these...
I bought some seeds from whole foods to plant for my garden for a property not too far from whole foods in the Capital of Alabama; I became interested in Real Estate in an area around whole foods. How ironic that I wa...
I invest with a buy and hold strategy in two very different markets, about 100 miles apart, and we're analyzing where to put our money next.
Our first SFR is in an inner suburb of KC, a fantastic location for...
They’re well written, seem to be well researched, and always timely. But, here’s why I’m skeptical of opinion articles
1. The writer is predicting the future, based on current information. Seems like we’ve been wro...