Where do I begin???Last year I joined Bigger Pockets and started my journey as a real estate investor. I had no experience in real estate other than my personal house. I had a very successful career. Then my son wa...
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Hello everyone,I'm curious how I should go about finding a real estate agent that can make offers for me on short sales and distressed properties in the Colorado Springs area. I don't want to be a burden to there tim...
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Hello,I have a question about whether property manger is at least partially responsible for repair costs on bursting pipes due to heating being off after tenant abandoned the property. The property manager for one of...
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Hi Everyone! I am coming back to get some advice. Marketing. Marketing. Marketing. It can be a big ole pain in the rear-end. Do you feel me?Everywhere I turn, someone says yes you should do this _______ [fill in the b...
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Hey guys,
So this is one of the properties I recently bought. It is probably going to be the most fun rehab I have ever been part of. I thought I share this with BP community. Pictures don't do justice to wha...
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Hi everyone!I'm in the process of trying to select flooring for my live in flip. My husband and I will be living in this house for 3 years minimum so I don't want to go cheap with flooring but don't wanna go too expen...
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First flip & the death of a partnership: Metro Orlando
First flip in Metro Orlando with photos! For my purposes, I define Metro Orlando as everything within a 1-hr commute to downtown Orlando. I use this definiti...
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Is it customary for an electrician to charge a fee for pulling permit plus the cost of the permit?
I was sent a code violation for work that wasn’t completed 2 years prior to me purchasing the property. I called ...
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There have been many discussions about this being a sellers market, and prices are high.In my market (between Chicago and Milwaukee), prices are high, but many of the properties still would cash flow well.When I run t...
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I am a landlord of a single family house in New Jersey. For the last two months, I've been battling some drain flies in this property. I called several pest control companies and they basically told me upfront that th...