I'm really excited I passed my school and state exam for RE! Im ready to select a brokerage and Im sure being a new agent may be difficult. So to start my career, besides spreading the word to my sphere of influence, ...

Hi all,

Forgive me but this is a rant. I'm a newbie RE Investor; I just closed on my first rental property (2 bed, 1 bath SFH) on 9/26. I was very fortunate to get a renter lined up before closing, and she moved in...

The cash flow purists are going to hunt me down and beat me for this one, but here it goes.

2 years ago I bought a property (foreclosure, on MLS) for 26K, put a ton of money into it but got energy rebates. Ended up...

Hi Everybody!

We're happy to announce that we will be hosting a Bay Area Bigger Pockets MeetUp in North Berkeley on Wednesday September 11th from 6-8PM. We'll meet in the community space at the Better Homes ...

How do you deal with realtors that just dont respond? I am now a licensed agent and I can't imagine being this unresponsive. I am trying to purchase a commercial property and Ive had such bad luck with agents, mind yo...

Iron Sharpens Iron. I want to hear your most effective ways at increasing rent from an already existing tenant.I personally write up an email or letter 60-90 days out from renewal explain that their rent will be going...

I've been researching a career change to FT RE agent. I'm great at sales (I've started a company - was profitable, in big box retailers and sold it off), I'm now self-employed (yuck - but I do have some control), and ...

I am just starting out and still in the educational phase, but my goal is to acquire 10 buy and hold rentals over the next 10 years. I would also love to do some fix and flips, but that is still up in the air. My ques...