Rick Baggenstoss
how do you budget and select finishes efficiently?
I'm hoping there are some tips or tools out there to help:
- more accurately budget for finishes during deal analysis phase
- more quickly translate budgeted/preliminarily selected finishes to a 'key li...
Anthony Hidalgo
Tenant Screening Tool for New York Landlords
Hello BP Community,I am helping my step-dad rent his studio apartment in the Bronx. He owns a 3 family house.I wanted to know what you guys use in terms of tenant screening, specifically to run a credit report and to ...
Noah Bacon
What Real Estate Marketplace Platform do you use?
When you are not using BiggerPockets tools to analyze your deals, what Real Estate Marketplace Platform do you use?
Personally, I use Zillow when casually looking at properties values/rental rates BUT have not explor...
Daniel Mosher
Deal Analysis Practice
Hello BF community!I’m a college student who is looking to make the first steps in setting myself up for a career in Real Estate.I really want to hone in on my deal analysis skills but I’m struggling to find ways to d...
Account Closed
Etiquette Question on Forum Posting
I am brand new to the site and still feeling my way around. I don't want to violate any of the rules - written and unwritten - so I would appreciate some advise.
What is the protocol for asking for a specific...
Thomas Roark
My 1st Post - Hello World
I am a newbie investor in North Texas looking to purchase an investment property. We are seeking to buy investment property near the coast of California between Ventura and Morro Bay. We are looking to acquire an SFH ...
John Horner
Trulia Crime Map is a fantastic tool!
I just wanted to throw this out there to the newbies, like myself. I have been doing a lot of analysis in Columbus, OH and stumbled upon Trulia's Crime Map.
The Crime Map breaks bigger cities into specific neighbor...
Dave Dunaway
Deal Analysis Optimization
Does anyone know of a deal analysis calculator or tool that doesn't just take the numbers and show IF a deal is good but, given, let's say, a certain ROI and cash flow, shows HOW a deal could be negotiated to meet bas...
Aryelle Collins
Direct Mail Marketing
I am putting together my first direct mail campaign as I begin my journey into the real estate industry as a buy and hold investor in the Tampa and St. Pete area. I am going to hand write the yellow letters but most i...
Dan Shoemaker
Online ARV calculators?
Hi! In the past I have used a subscription based online tool which pulls from recent MLS sales and rentals to help evaluate a deal. Does anyone know of any nationwide online apps that do this? Or of any specific to...