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When buying a house, is it worth paying more money for an inspector who does this imaging (infrared) of the panel, walls, etc. or is it overkill?
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Hello --- question for the group. Does anybody have any ideas for resources that might provide good insight into growing rental markets for multi-family? More specifically, I'm looking for city development, growth...
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According to an article in Forbes.com, the most important life skill could surprise you. I always take online reports, surveys, and the like with a grain of salt, but because this article was written based on someo...
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Hello Everyone. My name is Darien and I am new to the real estate world. My goal is to seek financial freedom and spending more time with family. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I've read books like pillars of wea...
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I'm new to investing and i'm going to buy a property in San Mateo area. The problem is that the house was built on slab foundation instead. I am worried in the future if it causes some problems with electrical wiring ...
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Hello,One of the financial podcasters I was listening to mentioned she takes her GC along along with the property inspector when she is doing the due diligence before making a buy offer. Her point was while the inspec...
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"CoreLogic Expects Short Sale Fraud Prevention Tool to Catch On"
http://www.biggerpockets.com/links/6844
Excerpt from this link:
To prevent short-sale fraud before closing, the new tool matches loan details against...
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Hey BP community, I am considering investing in Jacksonville, Florida area. Any suggestions on the hi return areas would be greatly appreciated.Thank you,Gary
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Hey All,As I said, I'm new to this, to investing in real estate. I was an agent in the past (long time ago) but always wanted to get into the investing side, not that my wife and I have settled in Connecticut I want t...
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I am trying to decide which is the best option financially for myself and my family. We live in an area that was pretty good when we first moved in(2006) but the past year or so, the area has started to decline. Goo...