I have a question for all of you BPersI am an active buy and hold investor and some months I ask myself why am I doing this again?I believe I do this because I do not have a clearly defined WHY to look to during those...
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Big question - why hasn't anyone applied data science and machine learning in the real estate domain?With the recent (7 years?) advances in natural language processing, image recognition and the validation of various ...
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Hello new investors! My name is Trevor Riley, I'm Head of Product at BiggerPockets. I have a very simple question I would love to hear from as many of you as possible:
What is your biggest challenge right now?
Whe...
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We are in escrow on a duplex zoned R2 that has a detached garage that was converted into an additional unit without permits. The housing department states that it needs a new certificate of occupancy because it's no l...
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For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...
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What size multifamily building does a $1MM purchase price get in your market for a true C/B Class area? Here in Palm Beach County, Florida the most you can get is a 5-8 unit building for that price point. Somewhere in...
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I'm curious on others thoughts. I attempted to do a "Cash for Keys" deal with a non-paying tenant. He ended up not following through so now he is being evicted, but going through that process did make me think about t...
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Looking for feedback from those using Rently, a lockbox/service which allows prospective tenants to let themselves in to view a property. http://use.rently.com/how-rently-works/Seems a little scary to me. Any horror s...
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This is basically an information gathering post, some things I've been turning over in my head. I've got a few clients considering new construction and I've connected with an architect/builder firm so I have a good f...
Hello BB folks, I am wondering if anyone can tell me how I can report scammers in BB?I run into an individual here while looking for PM and rehab in I diana's and he pretty much took my money than disappeared. I have...