How important is appearance when investing in Real Estate?
I know not to meet up with a buyer or seller wearing torn faded jeans and a ripped t-shirt but is it necessary to always wear a suit,or is a nice casual butt...

As a newbie I wanted everyone's thoughts on buying one. Is it a step forward or back? I look at life like i look at a casino.. the games with the best chances to are fewest on the floor...

Hello all,I was recently referred here(BP) by one of my friends, so I'm just a beginner trying to learn as much as I can. I recently had shoulder surgery which put me at home for a couple weeks during recovery. During...

Hi all, unsure of what to do here. Any advice is appreciated.I own a building in Revere, MA that just got hit hard by extreme winds. The roof for the building is 2 layers: tar + gravel and rubber. Large sections of th...

First time vetting hard money lenders for a flip I have under contract but not closed yet. One potential lender has attractive terms (8%, 2 points, 100% financed, no prepay penalty), but on the phone he has very spott...

Hello BiggerPockets! I am very new to real estate investing and need help putting value to a property that I have come across. The property has 3 log cabins that sit on 5 acres of land. All built with in the last 20 y...

Alright guys - tell me, is this a good path? Or should I try to fast track it. Should I just try to acquire a property once a year (rent the old live in the new) and keep doing that for next 10 years and so on or shou...

Hello everyone. I am a beginning real estate investor from NJ and am currently mailing to probates and out of state owners. The area I live in was pretty heavily hit by Hurricane Sandy. I'm about 5 miles from Seasi...

We've been purchasing a lot of product lately on short contracts to be competitive in the Austin market. A closing we had recently got a bit chippy and the title company the seller selected failed to tell us we neede...

I read a lot about hiring a contractor.  Has anyone ever calculated how much they saved by not using contractors and did most of the rehab work themselves? Or the real question is what percent of costs is going to con...