Hi Family,I'm happy to announce that today I passed my New Jersey Realt estate Exam.  Congrats to me, So now I hold New York and New Jersey licenses.  I did it for the access to the MLS, it was more challenging than I...

Hi,I have a previous post about how I am looking to become a full time real estate investor. Anyway, I have considered a few paths, learning to flip and wholesaling. Wholesaling seems to be more of the path for me. My...

I bought the house that no wise flipper would buy. It was an absolute mess and needed everything. It even had the dreaded leaking basement. I hired contractors for the bigger, skilled jobs, but I put in over 500 hours...

hi, I have several apartment buildings that I manage on my own, but recently a friend of mine asked me if he can invest with me,  so as a good friend I agreed he should put in half of the money for a residential apart...

Hi everyone,I just stumbled onto this website today via a couple of Youtube videos from the site.  My family of 7 is supported by my full time graphic design job which (when you factor in the hours commuting) has me g...

I had a couple come by this weekend to look at one of my rentals. They seemed very nice people, were very respectful. They wanted to fill in an application and went to the ATM to withdraw cash.

The husband called me ...

Hello Bigger Pockets family!My name is Tasha Elflein (my full name is way too long to state here).  I am currently an HR Analyst in Colorado looking to expand my knowledge and growth in the Real Estate market. As 'Re...

First off, I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who posts, replies and shares knowledge on BP!  This is an incredible resource and you guys are awesome.  In my experience, the real estate industry can be ve...

I made a contractor very upset by not accepting his bid and am trying to figure out if I broke some important etiquette rules of dealing with contractors.The story is this: I got two estimates from painting contractor...

Hi guys, I'm not a wholesaler...or am I? Let's look at what a wholesaler is:Whole-sa-ler: (n.) Person or firm that buys large quantity of goods from various producers or vendors, warehouses them, and resells to retail...