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How do you overcome the doubt that those close to you instill in you?? I am very nervous about asking this question because I have had a few people tell me if your wife/spouse/Girlfriend/ or fiance can make you dou...
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It has taken me this long to get to Ken McElroy's seminal book, The ABCs of Real Estate Investing. I'm late to the party, I think! But as they say, slow and steady wins the race!Here is a good quote, taken from pp. 14...
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Has anyone used a VA’s to find off market properties? What was your experience?
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What i learned by personally speaking 1 hour with the billionaires Howard Marks and Alexandre Soares dos Santos
After 2 years living of the proceedings of the sale of my previous company, about 200 books, personal en...
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I'm in the process of legalizing an unpermitted addition to my house. I had a home inspector come and say that the entire house will need to be rewired as it was done incorrectly with knob and tube wiring. Also, the ...
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I hope everyone who's new to real estate investing will think twice, research, think again, ask around, think again and do more research before buying anything, whether it be a book, a club membership, or anything tha...
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I am getting started in real estate investing but my wife is concerned about what happens should a deal go south. I have not yet set up an LLC or corporation. Will she be financially responsible if I enter into a deal...
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I have a pending deal with hud on a sfh. My inspector went to do the inspection today but the house was never dewinterize and when he went to turn the water on it started gushing out from the wall between the utility ...
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A duplex that I own is getting the entire sewer line replaced as the original line has failed. My question is will this increase the value of the property or is this going to be considered a sunk cost to just keep the...
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At the end of every BiggerPockets Podcast Episode, we ask the same four questions (really five, because Brandon can't count.) How would YOU answer them? (Skipping 5 because self promotion is not allowed in the forums....