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Hi everyone!
My name is Joe DeMonte & I live in Orange County, Ca. I am originally from Chicago, Il but moved to sunny SoCal in 2008.
I'm completely new to REI, but have always been interested in investing for qu...
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Would you put 7mm aka 5/16" laminate down in a rental or is that too thin? Home Depot carries a variety of them but a lot of the colors only come in 7mm. Just want to make sure it's still durable.
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Hello Everyone
I am back with tip number 2
Lazy land lord tips how to remove wall paper.
Remember the lazy land lord wants to avoid doing work twice
so getting it right the first time pays off in the end.
I did a...
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Here is a question that I was asked the other day that got me thinking. I wondered if anyone could be more creative than I was in finding a solution to this challenge as my answer was a dull buy and hold and keep fore...
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Hi BP Fam,
I am Gathering different opinions here. What would YOU personally do with about $100k cash to invest in real estate & in detail please? Just want to hear everybody's investment thoughts. Cash flow, app...
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Hello, I am a new member to Bigger Pockets and have already learned a great deal from the forums and podcasts. I'm truly grateful for the information. I am also a new investor in flipping in the Las Vegas/Henders...
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Hello,I am interested in hearing your thoughts about this house I purchased. Many options as of today in regards to whether we rent, BRRR, sell as is, or fix and flip for top dollar. My partner and I both have experie...
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This week we've got another great new Podcast featuring a familar face from the BiggerPockets Forums, Brian Burke. Brian is a full-time real estate investor that currently has hundreds of rental units and flips more t...
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I will be closing on my first rental property in a couple weeks. It is a single family home. About half of the house has carpet, in the living room, hallways and bedrooms, which is trashed and needs to be replaced. ...
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We bought a SFH at the courthouse auction, put in very nice upgrades, fixed all the issues that our inspection identified, staged it, on the market in 5 weeks. Had 2 offers in the first week, accepted one with a 3-wee...