Joel Fischer
Can I challenge a low FHA appraisal?
Got a low FHA appraisal on a Pahrump property I am selling. I know these appraisals are for 6 months. I am thinking of adding solar panels (owned not leased) to the property to improve value. Question: If I do add p...
Donnie Martens
New Guy from Tulsa, Oklahoma
My name is Donnie and I'm excited to start my adventure with Real Estate. I was born and raised in Louisiana and at 18yrs. old decided to join the military. In 2003 I left for U.S. Navy bootcamp in Great Lakes, Illino...
Justin Foster
Real estate related job?
I'm in college right now, learning on my own about real estate. I don't have a job right now, so I'm trying to find something that I could both make money in and develop real estate related skills that would be useful...
Michael Buttram
estimating future ARV
Thx ok, here's a question for the smart people:When attempting to estimate a property's ARV "potential", how much weight do or would you put on sales that occurred right before the bubble burst, I.e, 2008-09, as re...
Jacob Wathen
College Student Wasting Time
Hello BiggerPockets family! I am a college student in Eugene, OR and I feel as though I have wasted my past three years working in the restaurant industry. I keep telling myself that it is only my job during college a...
Jim Truman
Help with evaluating 2 deals
Good morning. My wife and I are new investors. We've been studying for about a year and have identified the market where we'd like to invest and have also decided to focus on condos, at least for our first property or...
Ursula Gasser
Newbie introduction- Phoenix AZ
Hi - my name is Ursula Gasser. My husband and I are looking for houses in our area to try and rehab and flip. We are new to AZ as we moved from New York less than a year ago. My husband has construction experience. We...
Account Closed
FHA loans recently changed?
I am unsure if I should go with a FHA or traditional 30 yr loan.... With the traditional it would have to be 20% down and I don't have the funds quite there... Close! But when I went to the bank and talked to a mortga...
Raluca Ciobanu
REI Newbie in Bay Area
Hi All!New member here from the Bay Area. I am looking to start a real estate investment business on the side. For right now I've been focusing on absorbing as much knowledge as possible and trying to get a sense of ...
Mikel Garcia
Advise on door to door and direct mail strategies
Hi Everyone my partner and I are taking action!!! we are not ready at all, but I feel the need of doing something or we are going to fade out. we are thinking on selecting an area and go door to door. direct mailing t...