Mark Rogers
Don't like your Zestimate? Tough luck!
A seller in Illinios listed his home for $1.5 million and thought that the Zestimate of $1.3 million for his house was too low and scared away potential buyers. He asked Zillow to increase its Zestimate or remove it f...
Terry Daniels
finding contractors to do repairs
I'm a fairly new investor and a real estate broker. What's the best way to find contractors to do the rehab?
Keith Meyer
Housing Market More Like 1994 Than 2007
Good article from Bloomberg on how the housing market slump currently is more like what we saw in 1994 than 2007. I tend to agree with a lot of the points made.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-12-14/...
Bryron Diaz
Amazon entering as a broker
What do you guys think about amazon teaming up with Realogy and continuing to push towards becoming a broker? The question brought up today in an office meeting is the possibility of agents becoming obsolete. Thoughts ?
Dominic Kosteris
How are the evictions laws in your area?
I'm an investor in Chicago proper and Northwest Indiana. Covid aside, evictions have always been a nightmare in Chicago. If you're lucky, you might get a non-paying tenant out in four months. Northwest Indiana is much...
Skip Gilliam
Having a "quality" website as an agent/realtor?
I am just getting into real estate and am working/planning my entry into the market here. How much time/effort/money are you putting in your websites if you have one at all?
I spent some time today scrolling through...
Bruce P.
How to share/secur common (food) items in a house hack situation?
Hi BP community,My friend is doing a house hack in southern California and was wondering if there was a good way to share/secure common items that could be shareable. For example, there is a Keurig coffee machine - sh...
Gregory Ng
First post on BP! Software or website used to compare comps?
Hi BP members, I will make this my first post!I know that having access to the MLS or using realtors to run comps is the best method to determine ARV. But for investors that DO NOT have a realtor license, is their a s...
Mariah Jeffery
Dollar Tree to close 390 Family Dollar Stores
Does this affect your opinion of investing in a Family Dollar or Dollar Tree building? I've been looking at a Family Dollar that claims to be among the top 1% of Dollar Tree stores. I assume if they were going to clos...
Lauren Hogan
FICO versus VantageScore?
Hi BiggerPockets - This question is for the lenders on the site. I understand the differences between a FICO score and a VantageScore. Which do you prefer loan applicants check prior to applying for a loan? and WHY?! ...