James Wise
NAR Lawsuit Settled! Offering Buyer Agent Commissions in the MLS now Illegal!!!
The NAR settled all of their lawsuits for $418 million today. Lots of stuff to dig through in regards to all of it, but the biggest takeaway and change to the industry is that fact that buyer agent commission can no l...
Eric M.
This place is chock-a-block with wannabe wholesalers, what is the reality?
Maybe some guru has been advertising heavily on late night tv or something but to me it seems like there are A LOT of new people trying to wholesale. They have been told they can make RE riches despite having no mone...
Katie Douglas
Frustrated with Bigger Pocket Posts
Hello, I'm a newbie and this is my first post on Bigger Pockets although I have lurked here for several years. While I have been able to find invaluable information on this site, I find many of the posts (especially i...
Hassan Omar
For Jan, Feb and March I'm going to buy some houses; here's how..
Hey folks, happy new year.
The other day I was asked to show a friend all the steps required to find and buy a fixer upper house here in the Atlanta market. Not a hard task, but doing it the right way is. That said ...
Rob Pattison
In escrow to buy beach adjacent property in Costa Rica.
I'm looking for advice from anyone who has bought property in Costa Rica. It's been my dream to have a house within 60 seconds walk to a beach where I can surf, where I can step out on my front porch and both see an...
Ron Brady
Black couple’s home appraises for $500K more when white pal poses as owner
https://nypost.com/2023/03/08/...
Black family sued appraiser in Marin, CA matter. From the article, "The case has now been settled out of court, with appraiser agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the coup...
Nat C.
Fourplex crisis
This is the worst property situation I've had to date. I'm overwhelmed and not sure what to do. Any helpful advice would be appreciated. I bought this fourplex in December 2013. On Sunday a tenant reported sewerage ba...
Eddie Ziv
Appreciation VS. Cash flow - The clash of the titans....
I recently (...like an hour ago :mrgreen: ) went through this thread exploring the old argument between the cash flow guys and the appreciation guys.More specifically MikeOH and Nationwidepi (Mike and will) and off co...
Eddie P.
Why do investors buy HOA liens at auction?
I constantly see investors buying up HOA liens at the foreclosure auction and wonder what is the reason? If they had no mortgage or a low balance on the mortgage, I would understand. Most times they are way under wate...
Bill Gulley
NUTS WITH GUNS
I'm all for gun ownership, I own several myself, but do we have any responsibility to inform authorities of those you are clearly having mental stresses or conditions that could lead to the Batman shooting this mornin...