Hello everyone! I consider myself a “starting out” real estate investor. I have 3 rental properties, have done a couple profitable flips, and also manage my grandfathers rental properties... just a little background. ...
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For those of you reading this is a bit of a rant/story, followed by a couple questions. Please let me know what I SHOULD have done in this situation, so I can know better in the future. Thank you for reading. Th...
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Hello all!After two months of thorough research, my wife and I decided to take the leap into using Fund & Grow to fund our first rental property investment. We decided to use Fund & Grow (F&G) over other s...
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Does anyone in the bigger pockets community have personal experience with a Whole Life Insurance policy or Wealth Maximization Account to help build their wealth and real-estate portfolio.
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Hey everyone!First, thank you so much for all the support after my recent Podcast episode and the recent BiggerPockets release of the 2nd Editions of The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs....
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This is not uncommon for vacation rentals, but now cities are starting to enforce it for long-term rentals. Has this happened in your area? Do you think it's a good thing?https://triblive.com/local/wes...
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Is it a trend that appraisers are consistently coming in short?Multiple offers at the same price and an appraiser won't support the price.Full story:Flipped 1827 Hepler Dr, Warsaw, IN (look it and how beautiful it is....
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This is the actual text regarding the VA Entitlement Restoration:"VA Pamphlet 26-7, RevisedChapter 2: Veteran's Eligibility and EntitlementSection 6. Restoration of Previously Used EntitlementSub b. Special Restoratio...
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I just wanted to share my story with you all in hopes that you can find some motivation in it and to encourage everyone to put in the work to make your dreams a reality. Like many, if I had educated myself and had the...