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I'm excited about taking the first step and figured I'd share!!
Upon walking in and asking for open probate files, I expected a confused look, a "well you can't have them because...", or a "be more specific". Intere...
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As the topic states, sometimes when I speak with individuals new to real estate they will often site Trulia and or zillow to pull comps.
Thats not for a general estimate mind you, but for actual comps for the subject...
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Hi, The trend in Silicon Valley, in the pricier buildings, is toward in unit W/Ds. I'm wondering a few things, but mostly has anyone done this and how much more (in %) they were able to get for their units after insta...
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Part 1Hey BP Community,I wanted to take some time and share this project that literally would not have happened without Bigger Pockets. Thank you again @Joshua Dorkin for taking the risk to start this. Many of you ha...
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I'm going to use this thread to hold myself accountable, and hopefully help anyone else who may learn from my experiences!After launching my own website in 2012, Go To Thread Here...Dabbling in direct mail with @Jerry...
I'll try to keep this as short as possible (ok, just finished - it is rather long). I included a redacted version of my lease below a bunch of equal signs (====) for anyone who really wants to read into this.
TLDR: ...
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When you decided to get into REI what was your why (your drive) to get into the business and succeed? Personally, my why is to past my knowledge on to others, specifically, those less fortunate and unsure of where the...
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Is this how some millennials will invest in the future? Voting results for first purchase. This is for a tokenized real estate holding. It is sort of like crowd funding partly in reverse in that the crowd selects the ...
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Hi All,My name is Tony. I'm a newbie to this forum and relatively new to the real estate investing world. I'm interested in buy and hold as the rental income could be a great source of passive income. I do have a rent...
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As a Chicago landlord, I've noticed many local apartment listings that ask for a non-refundable move-in fee instead of a security deposit. I suspect this is partially due to Chicago's strict laws regarding security...