John E.
How to Value Apartment Complexes
Hello, BiggerPockets community!First time poster here!My name is John. I'm very interested in the idea of investing in apartment complexes, and have thought about it for quite some time, but wanted to educate myself a...
Michael Power
Investor vs Dealer - 1031 Exchange
Growing our RE business in the US certainly has its growing pains. In structuring our entities, (we function in Florida, Georgia and soon in Texas), we have been informed that, "...your company is a dealer in real es...
Timothy Church
Best strategies for advertising real estate services
A quick question for all those who offer services to others within real estate. I currently own a vacation rental management company and we've had great growth from 15 units to 75 in the last two years. Up to this poi...
Peter Walther
Title Insurance: Automated underwriting
I've previously mentioned that several title insurance companies are trying to move to automated underwriting. Based on my experience I don't know how you write a program that as stated in the article, identify(ies) ...
Jacob Murry
Partnership in different states
Hello - I tend to be wordy so I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible while also providing enough information to be able to get some valuable feedback. I currently own a 4-plex in Missouri. A friend and I a...
Matt Belzile
investing into a syndication
Anyone in Canada have experience putting money with a syndication? This would be my first time and I am wondering what to look for and what kind of questions I can ask to prob their legitimacy. Also, this is for a dev...
Account Closed
Fundamentals: A Philosophy for Success in Life and Real Estate
Fundamentals: A Philosophy for Success in Life and Real Estate
Note: This article was written in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI large language model, and reflects the philosophy and opinions of the author, Aaro...
Carl Graff
Landlord Insurance by sq. ft. or by appraised value
I am in the process of obtaining landlord insurance for 2 properties:1. 2300 sq. ft. home with 3 car garage and in-ground pool worth ~ 560K2. 504 sq. ft. condo in La La Jolla worth ~ 285K I am getting suggestions on c...
E. Jacobs
The Walk Through
I'm curious if anyone would mind sharing a step-by-step of what you do when you go to meet a potential seller for the first time. How do you dress? What is the first thing you discuss when you walk in? What parts of t...
Scott Trench
How do I Vet Self-Directed IRA Custodians for Legitimacy?
I'm having a bit of trouble. See, we at BiggerPockets put together a list of Self-Directed IRA Custodians and some resources on the topic here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/self-directed-ira-real-estate/But that i...