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Hi All,My wife and I have read the Multi-family Millionaire book from Brandon and we became enamored with the idea of house-hacking. After several weeks of searching, we are in the process of purchasing our first mult...
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Hey everyone,My name is Kevin and I am from Southern New Jersey. I am a young college graduate with a degree in economics and finance and I am looking to start investing in real estate! I just finished reading the Bi...
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Hello Bigger Pocket community,I have a few questions if I may, with a lot of people turning to real estate; how does one stay ahead of the game? Meaning how or what do you look for when analyzing a city to determine i...
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How do I find out which neighborhoods are up and coming on the internet. I know that I could look on YouTube news and I believe I can call planning and development but they only go so far. Is it propstream or can I fi...
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My daughter is starting a 5 year graduate school program for which she will be paid a decent amount as a graduate research assistant. I am considering helping her buy a house (we will both be on the loan and title) i...
Not sure if this is the right category... hopefully it is.There is land behind my house that is being used for storage. The land has no access to the street. It appears at some time the property owner of the house in ...
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I am not very creative at looking for off market deals and generally spend most of my time looking at new zillow listing. I save my buy box properties and if they get 30+ days old I make an offer. I usually call the l...
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So, how much does it cost to hire a real estate agent, and the second question I have is can someone sell their home without a real estate agent? Is it a wise decision?
What are the types of things they would have t...
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My name is Angela. My husband and I are SO new that we have just an idea of what we want to start with! We are researching wholesaling real estate... Now, there are two strategies with getting our feet wet. My husb...
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Interesting article in the New York Times about "Real Estate Shell Companies Scheme to Defraud Owners Out of Their Homes". The story details Shell Companies that target desperate, poor sellers in neighborhoods in Broo...