Have seen it suggested that buying a mix of investment properties and notes is a preferable investment strategy. It makes sense but it seems people have their reasons for going one way or another.

Having only investe...

Hi! I'm Randi! I am VERY new to all this. Really still in the learning stage. I received a large inheritance around a year ago and I've been brainstorming ways to make it grow, mainly in real estate. I reached out to ...

As a general contractor here in the Chicago area. I want my fellow investors to remember when hiring a general contractor, included in the costs of completing your project he/she will charge overhead and profit. So fo...

Yesterday, a prospective tenant called and scheduled a showing for one of my warehouse properties. Since I was out of town, I gave them the lock box code to tour the property. They looked at the property and texted me...

Here on Bigger Pockets it is very popular to suggest that one can make loans through MLOs and avoid any responsibility for licensure and compliance. I have held that since January of 2014 that that is likely a very da...

House has termites and electrical problems. Seller doesn't have money to rectify both problems. Seller agrees to repay me. An addendum is signed by both parties. Underwriter has this addendum which states, at closing,...

I used Rent to Retirement to purchase a new short-term rental property out of state, managed by the seller’s agent, Lacey Dickinson. Rent to Retirement had good things to say about her, so I trusted their recommenda...

So funny story I thought I’d share. I recently put in an offer on a short sale house and when talking to the listing agent he said “man I love these short sales!” So I said oh really why? And he said because he rents ...

I have a reputation in the Greenville, SC area as a realtor who is an expert in the local the RE investing market. As it is, I backed into becoming a realtor after doing multiple flips, wholesale deals, rental propert...