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Good Morning All!My name is Paige and I am from the Chicagoland Area. I am 26 and I am finally ready to take a step into real estate, and I have to say that it is quite intimidating. I have begun reading the Beginner'...
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Has anyone had a mentor for real estate investing. I was wondering what the average cost of a mentor would be and what would you expect out of the mentor.
What was your experience like?
How much did it cost?
Was you...
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Hi I’m a real estate investor in Pennsylvania and I’m thinking about obtaining my real estate agent license in nyc. I’m a senior manager in a retail company but I’m willing to work part time. Is this feasible? I would...
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Hello BiggerPockets!Brand new to REI, based out of Chicago. Background in sales + about 25 hours of studying and listening to podcasts. Question: As an attorney, broker, agent, lender, JV partner with experience work...
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I found a couple good deals and need help taking action. I’m newly to real estate investing in the LA area. Would love to get other peoples opinion in looking for a partner.
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Hello BP family,I am fairly new to this community and look forward to a continuous learning experience and networking with many of you. I wanted to reach out to everyone and ask one simple yet complex question: If you...
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How long would it take to make $50k in commissions if you’re working 40 hours a week outside of a full time job mainly cold calling to get listings?Marketing to 5 counties with a median combined home price of $400k.Wi...
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Seeing out there if anyone has any reading lists or content suggestions for sales or negotiation in Real Estate. I want to develop my sales skills to negotiate better deals. I will be start out on my real estate journ...
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I posted this on FB also, but I think it was a TL;DR situation, and/or no one really wanted to "go there." :)
If housing assistance, such as Section 8 is designed to help tenants, why not give them the funds direc...
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Everyone always says you make your money on the purchase. Besides that, what is your competitive advantage? Do you specialize in something, outsource most things and flip houses fast etc...?