I need to get an appraisal on a seller's home before I can make an offer. If I was to get seller's persmission to have an appraiser give the estimates for the house, will the seller want to sell at the estimate value ...

Closing on an REO Friday Nov. 27th. I suspected the gas line was disconnected on the street. I called the the gas company ahead of time to get a service installed within the week that follows. Their cutoff date to get...

Hi guys,I am thinking about purchasing a 4-unit, 1 BR/1BA building.  Two are Section 8 ready.  In order to decrease problems with the property, I am thinking about doing the following things:1.  Only accepting those w...

Hello, I am an investor located in Austin, Texas and I am searching for assistance with marketing to people that are in bankruptcy or recently have been discharged from bankruptcy. I would like to send them postcards ...

Hello all! I’m very new to RE investing, actually I’ve not even bought a rental yet…but I want too! I live in Spring Hill, FL where I have beautiful weather year round. Been poking around BiggerPockets for some t...

I still have not pulled the trigger on my first real estate investment. I recently had lunch with a buddy who is a Realtor and owns a few properties he rents.  We were talking shop, I mentioned I would 100% need a Pro...

Hey Everyone,Hundreds of properties in Chicago get bought and sold every year with illegal units. Are they safe investments? Should we as investors purchase property with illegal units?Has anyone gotten burned by the ...

Hello, I live in New York City and have been reading/learning about long distance and out of state investing. Currently no portfolio except for my primary residence.
In the past two months, I have been building the ...

Hello BP. A partner and I are starting a property management company. We have various reasons for this decision, including our existing experience managing properties for ourselves and others. We believe it's wise to ...

Following recent news of Zillow acquiring Trulia, Move made a move today.  Curious to see how the pros here think of this move.  Would it help realtor.com be more competitive to Zillow?InPlay from Briefing.com9:03 am ...