Matt Hummel
Text Message Marketing
Hi all, our team has been giving text messaging a go and its been a mixed experience so far. What we like is the decent blend of efficiency and scale relative to cost (compared to direct mail for example). With that s...
Zackery Smith
Would a 7 arm mortgage work in thus economy
My bank said that a 7 arm rate would work very good for me. The rate is 6.8 now and will stay the same for 7 years then it will change every year based on the rates. What is your opinion on this? I already have a ho...
Ben Huynh
Realtor commission
hi I'm just doing the leg work to put a team together. My question is should I negotiate the commission rate of the realtor? Or should I just pay the full rate? I have bought two properties before but never sold one y...
Ryan Anderson
Please Help Me Evaluate HELOC options!
Hi BiggerPockets friends!
I am currently shopping for HELOC lenders for my primary residence in the hopes of leveraging the HELOC for real estate investments. I've spoken with several lenders so far, and am trying to...
Kim Livingstone
Trust beneficiaries taking dividends from rental property
I am looking for a little insight on this situation. We have a rental property that is in a land trust. Can beneficiaries take dividends from the rent? if not dividends, what are the beneficiaries options for taking ...
Paul Camuto
Business Idea to Help Others
Hi, I wanted to get the opinion of the forum if this is something that investors would be interested in. I haven't found any site that curates listings in a specific area that would be prime investments with all the #...
Ryan VanDuyne
Neighborhood Ranking System
I am looking into a multi-family apartment building out of state. I am trying to figure out what type of neighborhood it is in whether its A,B,C or D ranking. How would I go about doing the research into this? Is ther...
Michael Pritchett
Primary Residence Mortgage Refinance
Hello,My name is Michael and my wife and I live in a suburb of Nashville, TN. We bought our primary residence in March of 2020 and have a current 30 year fixed mortgage of roughly 386,000 dollars at an interest rate o...
Taj Hayden
Real Estate Assistant - Bonus Pay
Hi All,I'm trying to determine a typical bonus structure for a RE Assistant (paid hourly). This is not to be confused with a Transaction Coordinator. There is a slight nuance to this situation however: the assistant...
Robert Johnson
Has anyone executed a rent-by-the-room strategy remotely?
I'm exploring a house hack opportunity but want to make sure that the property will cash flow once I decide to move out. I live in Austin, TX so the property prices are high here and I can't seem to find much of anyth...