Hi all, I’m almost in escrow with this single family home in LA with an un-permitted large ADU with a Certificate of occupancy. An architect told me that even though ADUs should not be bigger than 50% of the main hous...

I have been working in the automotive industry as mechanic for the last 12 years.  I like what I do and I'm good at it, but it's time to get out.  SO long story short I'm getting my real estate license. I'm going to b...

Hello BiggerPockets! I'm a brand new real estate agent in California and have decided to give the world of real estate a shot. I came to this choice after trying out the typical W2/9a-5p job and coming to the conclusi...

For those of you who invest with syndicators, what is your vetting process? Analyzing a deal seems pretty straightforward to me, vetting a syndicator, not so much. 

Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

So if you don't follow me then you probably don't know how I get numbers like these. To be short, I am able to do it because I do all of the renovation myself. I'm writing this tonight to show people it can be done. T...

Hey everyone,

I have just spend the last 30 minutes or so getting caught up on the forums and something really caught my eye...the number of people who come seeking deals/partnerships/HMLs and do not follow basic et...

I will start with two simple questions:

Are we at war?

Is President Obama the Commander in Chief?

Rich vs Wealth

As I have been taught, the difference between rich and wealth is rich people work for money; wealthy people have their money work for them.

To illustrate, some professional U.S. athletes ...

I'm trying to make an offer on a home and emailed the agent saying I'd like to make a cash offer for $XXX,XXX please let the seller know. He is refusing saying he first needs me to make a formal offer and send it ...