Hey folks,I'm 100% new to real estate, and from the Albany, NY area.  I'm going to slowly work towards getting my salesperson license, and hopefully hook up with a sponsoring broker & company to begin learning the...

Hey everyone!Just signed up for BiggerPockets and will be upgrading to the pro version as soon as i get bigger pockets... get it, see what i did there?... I really enjoy the podcast show and it actually motivated me t...

My Top 3:1. Zillow Flex - hot, quick leads. Can't control flow of leads, so I quickly hit a ceiling with it, and Zillow takes 40% OUCH!2. Social Media - longterm strategy, I get a few leads a month, but expect it to c...

Hello BP family. I cant figure out how to place a profile picture. My name is Jason from South Carolina. I am extremely excited to be here and very ambitious towards life improvement. I have somewhat of a game plan an...

I have a rental home that is paid off and I would like to get a HELOC on it for future liquidity.  I have found a credit union that will do a "no yearly fee" HELOC if I just pay about $800 upfront for an appraisal.  T...

We started requiring our tenants to have renters insurance a couple years back, and I'm so glad we did. We already had one situation come up where our renter plugged the kitchen sink with the faucet running, stepped a...

Hi there. I am wondering the benefits / risks between FHA, conventional and the new Mac loan. I am a current home owner but will qualify for all 3 depending on location. I am selling my condo to get a 4plex or a singl...

I just sent out my first batch of yellow letters to the Kansas City metro market, and thought people might find the first impressions of a new wholesaler of some interest. My goal was to raise bit of capital to con...

Hello BP members. This is my first official post to the forums. I turned my residence into a rental property when I had to move from Texas to Alabama. Well, mainly because of a move with the Army. Currently I'm in the...

I’m looking for a multi-unit to house hack in Chicago. I work at a real estate company that does broker referrals and I get $3K closing cost credit if I use one of their brokers, so I’ve been working with a B&W br...