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What has been the hardest part of flipping for you? Was the hardest part different when you first started vs now that you have a lot of experience under your belt?
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I’ve been checking out turnkey out of state (I live in Texas) real estate investing companies like Rent to Retirement, Sharestates, etc. but don’t have a good feel for if they are legit. By legit I mean actually do ...
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I’m having a hard time deciding between the two of these companies. I’m about to take my license exam. Despite what some of the posts on here say about starting as a licensed agent before jumping into investments, I’v...
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Good morning everyone,
I’ve spent the better half of the last year busting my tail to gut and rehab my single family home (first home purchase). I did this while working for a demanding family business, and gaining m...
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Dear BP Community,
3 months and 1 RSI later (true story) I am happy to share with you the complete analysis of the Famous Four section of the first 365 Real Estate podcasts, which corresponds to the 7th anniversary o...
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I have been exploring the possibility of Airbnb and short term rentals, but lately there has been a lot of discouraging news about cities really cracking down on Airbnb's short term rental model. San Francisco and Par...
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Hey BiggerPockets fam,
My name's Lawrence Bland, and let me tell you, I'm itching to get back into the real estate game! For 18 years, I thrived as a mortgage broker in Texas, helping countless families achieve their...
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The Seattle area is crazy expensive but ive been seeing a ton of people making money so I started getting into real estate education to see what I can figure out and have learned a lot from BP. I went to a BiggerPocke...
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I have a new property I'm putting on the market to rent. A prospective candidate has come to my property and likes it. She is a woman going through a divorce and will receive alimony. The alimony will be her source of...
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Hi everyoneI have been researching markets and I had mentioned in my previous post I was interested in investing in the mid west. I live in Northern NJ and as I mentioned the barrier of entry for me in NJ is too high....