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Real estate is super fun - and most of us are obsessed. But what do you do when you're not real estating?I'll go first. I love to hike, road cycle, and snowboard.
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I thought I'd try Cozy.co this time around after hearing recommendations from others on Bigger Pockets. It was a big mistake. Their application process was fine and their screening reports good. It's their money handl...
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Currently, I have rental property in California, Colorado, Texas and Virginia. I am looking to buy another SFR or possibly duplex, and the main issue is monthly cash flow. What state or states seem to be the best fo...
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I am now convinced that It's not the wholesaler who is a hindrance, but the realtor. I have called roughly 25 realtors. I explain to them everything that I do, because in the state of New York you can assign a propert...
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Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...
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In reviewing how to wholesale a Lease Option, how do you get the Seller to not require an option fee from you?
You are asking the Buyer to provide you with at least a 3% Consideration Fee that you keep, yet you don...
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Hi there. Closing today on my first investment property. Bought it sight-unseen from the bank. Curious on how you would approach this situation? I will be able to knock on the door for the first time, later today!!
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This was my second deal after the house hack I completed in 2018. Going into this deal the mindset was to gain experience and thought of any potential "losses" as tuition to the school of hard knocks. I learned a lot ...
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I currently have a property that I had listed for rent for $1550. I haven’t had much luck within a couple days, as I’m used to with my other listings, so reduced it to $1495. It’s been at $1495 for about a week now. I...
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So I bought a 3 family in NJ and have gut renovated all apartments and have had great luck thus far but have run into my real first issue. Here is the situationI gutted one of the units (3 bedroom 1 bath) with a new k...