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Hey, My name is Jason Lam, and I literally just out of the blue decided to take an online course in fundamentals of real estate. I am clueless about real estate and hope I can get some of these questions answered. My ...
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My husband and I are thinking about OOS investing and we read that it is good to have a CPA with real estate investment knowledge for tax purposes. Our current CPA is kind of clueless about real estate tax implication...
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How important is a landlord reference to you when screening tenants? How much do you value it compared to a credit report, income verification, background check?Have you found landlord references to be very helpful fo...
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Hi All,I'm investing in long term rentals in Memphis and I'm hoping to get some solid PM recommendations. I've heard good and bad stories about many of the big providers in town, so was hoping to get some feedback here.
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Hello, I am new here and looking for help. If this is the wrong platform forgive me. I am an active three year STR investor with 4 current STR properties. In January of 2023 my business was sold. :) Unfortunately,...
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I'm looking to invest out of state, but will be waiting 3-6 months to build up a little more cash reserves. Right now, I'm looking at Columbus, Milwaukee, and Boston...but am heavily leaning towards Milwaukee because...
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Take off the party hat 🥳😔
The recent decision by the Federal Reserve has sparked widespread enthusiasm across markets. Realtors and brokers nationwide are celebrating what they perceive as a new dawn for increase...
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Hi there! My name is Adam. I live in Adelaide, Australia.Have been a part of biggerpockets for only a week now and I’m loving the content here! Love what you guys are doing. I’m actually reading Brandon Turner’s ‘the ...
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I've recently completed building 3 houses in Des Moines, IA but I'm getting very little interest in them. They are priced competatively, and a floorplan that has worked great in other nearby markets. My other rental...
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The Four Components of Direct Mail
There are four major components to using direct mail successfully, and those four parts all need to work together for direct mail to be a reliable and profitable business lead sourc...