Do most of you work only if you have this agreement or are you also willing to just work with someone as a customer?  It always seems like a tricky thing to bring up (being new) and didn't know if there were any tips ...

The term "investor friendly" realtor is used all the time and I'd like to find out what this means to you: What special skills or knowledge does the "investor friendly" realtor have that another average realtor do...

Dear BP Community, I am buying both units of a duplex, leasing one unit to someone else and living in the other. I’m taking a hardship withdrawal from my 401(k) to fund the purchase. Any comments regarding my decis...

Long time lurker, first post. I've come to a verbal agreement to buy a home on an assignment contract from one of those "we buy houses cash" investors. They seem legit and sent me the contract to sign, but they want m...

Hello everyone,I'm looking into investing in out of state rental properties, since I don't have the firepower to purchase in my home state of CA. Being new to real estate investing, I don't have reliable contacts I tr...

I can't find the discussion, but I recall reading recently someone's opinion that a licensed real estate broker in NC could not legally be a wholesaler--or would find it difficult.  Can a licensed person tell me the r...

I just went into contract on my first SFR and the contract stipulates as is. No sweat. Now comes my inspection. I asked my agent if I can use any issues that come up in the inspection to renegotiate the price. She sai...

Hi everyone,My name is Vy.  Recently, an idea just came to me that I should take out home equity loan to invest in a rental property. I've always thought of equity loan as a taboo kind of thing but for some reason, I ...

Hi All,I have been a fan of the bigger pockets podcast for some time now.  I have listened to it passively for too long and am taking the steps to get the ball rolling.  I am a recent college graduate in the SD, Ca ar...

Hi everyone! I’m super new to the industry but I’m very excited to start. I’m from the Detroit metro area, I’ve been a waitress for about four years now but I’m currently taking my pre-licensing course to become an ag...