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Hi BP! I’m an agent and Investor up in Bellingham, Washington. I recently had another agent approach me with an off-market property, which I’ll explain below.
I think this is an amazing deal. I’d LOVE to do this myse...
I see a lot of posts about finding PML's but I am looking for information about becoming a PML. I would prefer to actually know or at least meet the borrower. Is that a thing? Where can I go to learn what type of retu...
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Hello everyone! My name is Todd Konifka and I am a newbie to realestate investing and BiggerPockets, although i have been running through the Forums for a few weeks now. I am currently deployed overseas bu...
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I have rental income from my primary residence which I use as a STR, since we live overseas. In talking with my current accountant, I am concerned I am missing key items in my tax filing strategy including:1-Rental in...
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I started a discussion about the flip I did in Spokane WA, and I created a topic on that. I thought I would start a new topic on my challenges to get a refund back from IRS.The short story is I bought a property in No...
Will Zillow & OfferPad be next?
Opendoor Labs, an online homebuying platform, agreed Monday to pay $62 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle claims that it used misleading marketing practices to persu...
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Good evening BP! Who's watching the first legit game of the NBA Finals? No? ok! Anyway..I always like to go back and listen to the older podcasts & refresh on info that I may have missed out on. This time I was li...
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For those of you on the forum who don't know, today is Josh Dorkin's birthday. In honor of Josh's birthday I want to do two things.
1. Wish Josh a very happy birthday today.
2. Declare today as an official "Don't...
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So what can I say other than I am new to this site. I am 32 years old been married 10 years this coming March. I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter and the good old family dog. I have been doing real estate for the pas...
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In recent years, the Millennial generation has emerged as a dominant force in the housing market, exerting a significant influence on trends, preferences, and the overall trajectory of the real estate industry. As the...