Allen W.
Zillow and their "zestimates"
Hello all,In your experience have you found Zillow or any other site's online estimate of a property to be fairly accurate once you had a formal appraisal completed?If not, how far off was it? I know they can't accoun...
Andres Goldstucker
Is there still place for flippers in todays economy?
I got started in the Real Estate world about 5 months ago when i realized that i needed to produce additional income. I heard about buying properties online (Auctions) and reselling them. I googled a couple of online ...
Ben Kunzel
Another New Guy From San Francisco
HelloI am new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself. I have spent the past couple months getting more and more excited about rental real estate investing (reading books, listening to podcasts, etc...) and I...
Richard Cook
VA Loan: Worth Shopping Around?
So, we're active duty military and looking at using our VA loan at our next station, Sheppard AFB in Texas. Been looking around at rates and I'm getting rates between 3.6-4% It seems that there are a lot of fees that ...
Bruce Banner
First Investment - Los Angeles
Hey all,I’m relatively young (30), and in the fortunate position of having the capital to afford a $1M - $1.5M mortgage. I live and work in LA, and I’d love to know: for those familiar with the market, what would you ...
Peter Morgan
Be friends with your tenants?
Hello,I have a general question on how the relationship between a landlord and tenants needs to be especially in a owner occupied multi-family scenario.The neighborhood I live in is well suited for families with young...
Cecile Poyet
Is the real estate market about to crash?
Hi, My name is Cécile. I live in one of the most expensive cities in the world, San Francisco (sighs). However, after joining the Bigger Pockets community, I believe I can reach my dream of financial freedom through c...
Walter Holmes
Foreclosure Auction Due Diligence
Hi everyone, I wanted to get some feedback from all new or even experienced Foreclosure Auction investors. We all know the challenges and risks when attempting to buy an investment property at auction. So I've been w...
Stuart Udis
Education Syndication Model: The Road Map
I continue to see more and more posts suggesting real estate investors should go from buying 2-4 unit buildings to buying larger apartment complexes. I believe these posts are influenced by the pay for education syndi...
Dan Schwartz
Craigslist's "Red Paperclip" Story...applied to real estate?
For those of you who are unfamiliar, a man was able to trade his up from a red paperclip to buy an entire house in just under a year...
You can read the story and see the various trades he made here: http://en.wikipe...