Has anyone ever acquired a severely distressed property (long neglected water damage, structural damage, mold, hoarders (and cat poop)) and lived to tell about it?   We are so shocked by the state of a recently acquir...

I am wondering about the opinions of the bigger pockets community on this one. I recently had someone ask me, why do you feel someone should invest with you, as opposed to working with a company that will do the inves...

My wife and I are expecting a second child. The house we are in now (in Texas) is not going to be big enough. We owe $60k on the house with plans to sell for $135k. Additionally, we own a rental property in New Hampsh...

Let me give you a bit of information as I would really welcome your peoples opinion on what order we should tackle the improvements. I will also add that the property is in the San Francisco Bay Area, where rent...

I wanted to get some thoughts from the veteran flippers about the new structure my GC and I came up with. See the following:

Previous Structure
-GC bids job
-I pay 30% at beginning, 30% halfway, 30% before final walk...

What is the first order of business when renovating a property? Do you plan everything out, work on one room at a time, or group it into type of work (all floors first, then walls next, etc)? My thoughts are that you ...

Is what I’m doing stupid? Please, all opinions welcome. I’ve turned our first home into a short term rental property. Mortgage is $3,000 and I’m making around $1,000 after all expenses. It’s been steady and I’m booked...

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I hope I did this correctly- no techie here! The first part of this link is chatter, but then the yearly calendar is looked at in depth. If you're willin...

I have 15 grand to start investing and I'm considering investing in mobile-homes. Hoping to hear some success stories and learning curves. 
My parents live in Iowa and there are a number of mobile-home parks in the n...

The deal:
Realtor 1 charges 1% to sell my rehabbed home and she got me my 1st rehab home at a good price. We don't agree on everything at times, and she is older so she makes mistakes. 18 yrs exp.
Realtor 2 is offer...