Christina Williams
Tips on finding off market apartments
As a real estate agent specializing in off-market properties and currently tasked with sourcing apartments for a prospective buyer, I'm seeking guidance on effective outreach strategies. What pertinent questions shoul...
Rushi Bhalani
BiggerPockets needs your ideas on future data-focused products!
Hi everyone, I am a Senior Business Analyst here at BiggerPockets. My team is currently working to bring new features to the BiggerPockets community, many of which will focus on using broad real estate investing marke...
Jeff Warner
Real Quest - Anyone using it?
Does anyone use Real Quest? I'm starting to work an area that I'm not very familiar with and I thought a service like this would help me with COMPS. Keep in mind I'm wholesaling these homes so I don't really want to g...
William Brooks
Keeping up with current market trends
For the past couple of years I have been learning and growing my knowledge on real estate investing. I currently have a position as a residential construction manager which is providing me excellent experience and kno...
Neil Lorenzini
Any advice for challenging an appraisal?
I’m hoping someone out there has some experience challenging an appraisal tips with me.I am pursuing a refinance on a rental to get better terms. I had it appraised earlier this year at 242k but the current appraisal ...
Hannah Joy
Appraiser using wrong comps?
Hi there, I just had an appraisal inspection done for a cash out refi. Subject property is a duplex: 1 side is 5 bed 2 bath, other side is 2 bed 1 bath. 3000 sf total. Comps will be difficult, and he'll be looking at ...
Kyle Kieke
Marketing to your own list from "Driving for Dollars"
OK BiggerPockets, I've selected my target area and have spent the last two weekends driving for dollars and surprisingly enough, I found about three times the potential properties in this area than what I initially th...
Josh V.
Appraisal on duplex where 1 side is updated
The plan would be to keep the rented side as is until the tenant decides to move (assumed to be years from now). Rehab current vacant side, rent it and refinance. The question mark being would an appraiser give 50% ...
Garrett Nondorf
Harris County Foreclosure Auction - New Protocols
Hello, I've signed up to be a bidder at the foreclosure auction in Harris County, but have not heard how auctions are proceeding now that COVID has shutdown the monthly Tuesday auction. Anyone know? All I see on the H...
John McCann
UC Irvine Investment Group
Hello! I’m currently the Co-President of the Real Estate Association at UC Irvine. I started an Investment Group within our club for those looking to further their knowledge about real estate investing. We host bi-wee...