Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...

Hello everyone, I have a family friend that is about to go to college and is very interested in real estate investing and says that will be his future. He asked me what he should major in and I told him business admin...

I'm totally prepared to get my ass grilled based on the title of this thread but that's fine. Please share your honest opinions. Here is the situation:
- I'm a complete car nut. I spend a lot of my free time research...

Hello,Has anyone worked with Grocapitus and were their revenue estimates accurate? Any comments on things worked out? I tried searching the forum expecting to find something but was having trouble. Please PM if you've...

BiggerPockets for a long time was a great place where investors could meet and exchange information and work together. Over the past year I have noticed a trend of a lot more newbies coming in just looking for informa...

https://reason.com/2020/03/25/...
The state of New York has a bill to CANCEL rent for 90 days for workers affected by the virus! This isn't deferring rent payment; it is waiving it.
Those landlords who have mortgage...

Hi EveryoneAfter reading through many excellent posts, include the "Diary of a New Construction Project" by @J Scott and @Joshua Dorkin, I thought I might add our voice here on BP. I am proposing to track the entire l...

Do you guys ever make offers on properties and the real estate agent tells you you're being ridiculous with your offer and that he isn't up for telling the home owner your offer because its too low? Here's a quick run...

I'm a gun owner and I own "that" rifle and "those" magazines, but the Sandy Hook incident has changed my mind. It's not just guns, but guns are part of the picture and such needs to be addressed. I had teachers that h...

Has anybody used a IBC, CFB, or BOY policy to purchase real estate and use the returns to pay back the policy at higher interest rates than the policy charges? If so, what are the pros and cons? What are your thoughts...