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It's true: you really don't need a real estate license to be a successful investor. Most people reading this already know that.BUT…There are five main reasons—and valuable ones, at that—for taking the exam and getting...
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I’ve been reading a ton of posts recently where people have recently quit college or a job, or are thinking about doing so. While I commend people on having the commitment and passion to peruse a different path, but t...
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I recently acquired an 11 unit building on the edge of a "C" area that is next to a "B" area. My property manager has been in real estate in this city for 50 years and he is even the previous owner of the building I j...
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My lender is warning its clients that it will no longer accept payments from a business bank account, which is how I’ve been paying the loan since its inception many years ago. They insist I must pay using a personal ...
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Hello to everyone on BiggerPockets!! I am Waylon Gates and I am a new member of BiggerPockets. I have been involved with real estate investing since 2009. I started out as a software company providing foreclosure i...
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Hello Everyone,Although my message is long one, I would still like to kindly ask you to please, whenever you are available, read entire one. Typing everything needed is the only way to express what I am looking for. E...
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Hey Everyone,I've got about 51,500 in a TSP account that I can't contribute to anymore since I'm no longer in the Marines. Part of this money is Tax-deferred, part is ROTH, and part is tax-exempt (from contributions m...
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Hey everyone, we have a tenant who was getting really creepy (like… Really really creepy) so we gave her notice to move at the end of her lease which ends in 2 weeks.
However, she is slightly mentally challenged (pr...
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Hey folks,
Several weeks ago, I posted some questions about what I suspected was an un-informed group offering IRA advice. As I suspected the advice was bad, as indicated by the answers I got here, my accountant, an...
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Is it beneficial to obtain my real estate sales licenses? After obtaining the licenses do I have to work for a company or can I start my own personal real estate firm?
All I’m trying accomplish is being able to list ...