Joe Splitrock
House Hack Bubble and Return of the Sub Prime
Yesterday was an interesting day. I was at the gym and overheard a gym member talking to the trainer. He as trying to talk the trainer into buying a house. He was explaining his own house hacking experience and how he...
Kingsley Okwerekwu
Estimating repair costs off MLS pictures...okay to do? Or stupid?
How can I estimate rental costs on a MLS listing from my computer? I am looking to begin my first flip in the next 2/3 months...is it okay to see fixer upper appear in my market and just make an offer of what I “think...
Robert M.
Oregon, first state wide rent control
Well, its a done deal. Oregon just sent an ominous message to real estate investors. We are now the first state to incorporate mandatory statewide rent control with relocation fee's.What do you think this will do to t...
Andrey Y.
Condos Buy and Hold : Why the resentment?
So I have been listening to several podcasts, which are all awesome and super-informative. Can't think of a higher yield source. (See www.biggerpockets.com/show75 specifically) and there seems to be a mistrust or no i...
Joseph Barbaretta
How much to give a GC upfront?
I've got a property that requires a pretty major rehab (asbestos siding, and needs new electrical, plumbing, HVAC, walls ....). I have a general contractor that I think will do a good job. I wanted to do the work as...
Iverem Rose
cold calling
Greetings BPWhen are the best days and times to cold call sellers?
Maxwell Silva
How do I market myself as a new agent?
Hi, I am a new agent and am in the process of signing with a broker for the first time. Besides immediate friends and family who know me, how do I market or introduce myself as a new agent with no experience. Is th...
Juan V Lopez
“Live where you rent. Rent what you own.”
“Live where you rent. Rent what you own.”I’m sure many of you have heard Grant Cardone say this. I’m curious if anyone has applied it.My wife and I own investment properties and had our minds set on purchasing our own...
Vikram C.
Does buy-and-hold make any sense now?
Here's a chart that I saw today from a reliable source. It shows the total debt of households, businesses and the government. There are two things that are quite clear from the chart:
1. Total debt has increased e...
Joel Owens
TINY houses... Fad or here to stay??
Tiny housesPeople are living in these 150 to 350 sq ft mobile houses. I think it's a lifestyle thing because mass America wouldn't live this way.I would rather increase my income then have to live in such a small spac...