CJ Wilson
New Home Build Cost Comparison Tactic
Hi BP!In markets with fairly big swings in appreciation (like California), Ive heard on a few podcasts that a good tactic to tell if the current price is a safe one is how it compares to the cost to build a new home t...
Hyatt Simons
Getting Started - First Deal
I grew up during the real estate bubble and saw my parents go from one house to the next capitalizing on the equity every 2-3 years to build wealth. In that time my parents also purchased rental property and property...
Shawn Trudeau
SmartMove aplication to screen tennants. worth it?
Hi everyone I am pretty new to BiggerPockets and as well as real estate investing and I was playing around the site and came across the SmartMove application to screen applicants and possible new tenants. Was wonderin...
Jenna Herr
Chicago and/or Iowa New Aspiring Investor
Hello Investors,
I’ve been lurking and listening for ~6 months but figure it’s time for an introduction. I have never owned property but became interested in real estate while working my first job out of college (ec...
Ron Singh
Refinancing via big VS small lender ?
Planning to refinance primary residence, what options would be better in terms of low closing cost and optimal fee (if any)how much closing cost, hidden fee and other fees differs between no name lender VS big lenders...
Aaron Keckley
How to forecast the future economy of a market
I have finished reading The ABC's of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy. In his book, as well as in the BP podcast he is in, he discusses that the preliminary research of any real estate investment isn't a proper...
Kevin Glover
Owner's Son Doesn't Want to Sell the House
I sent out a direct mail campaign and got a call from a motivated seller a few days later. She lives in Chicago and owns a house in Phoenix free and clear. She is ill and wants to sell the house to relieve herself of ...
Jason W.
Out of state residential investing
Nyc is so expensive I’m thinking about starting out out of state. What do you think?
Phil Le
Home buying contract with incorrect and misrepresentation in the disclosure
I’m in a home sale contract in Houston Texas as the buyer.
After the option period was over I found that the home was damaged by water (freezing water - burst pipes) in the winter storm in Feb 2021. I found this info...
Naseera Mohamed
Buying real estate through a company
We are just taking baby steps and God-Willing, closing on our first deal next week. Its a 2-family REO. We would like to form a corporation through which we would like to buy more deals . How do we get started afte...