Alex Varner
Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...
Joshua Dorkin
Diary of a New Construction Project
Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
Tony Tomasek
3 1/2 more years of this left... but what about the next 4 after
OK I am still coming to terms with the current administration.(and may not ever) But what do you think will happen here? Do you think it's likely that he will be re-elected? If no, please input on who you think will ...
Roshan K.
How many of you are financially free?
How many people are financially free on here? For those of you who are, do you still work or are you "retired" and living off the cash flow? If you are financially free, which method did you use to acquire it? (ie buy...
Debbie Lee
Please help $41,000 paid to a guru company to be refunded !
Hi to all investors out there, hope you have any advise or resource to help me out.About 3 weeks ago I paid about $41,000 to a real estate investing company. After I have paid, their attitude and responsibility promis...
James Wise
POLL: Pick 1 ---> Pay your Buyer's Agent or Go Directly to the Listing Agent.
If you haven't heard about the NAR Lawsuits and how the DOJ wants buyers to pay their own agents, google it before answering this question b/c we don't need your confused self all up in this thread talking all that bu...
Account Closed
How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...
Bin Chen
Convert from 2 family to 3 or remodel and just rent out
Hi all,I am currently working on a two family house in the riverdale part of the bronx, I went the route of converting the property to a 3 family house but am now wondering if it was worth it.Scenario 1:The house is a...
Todd Fry
Morris Invest Review (after 8 months of ownership)
I have written this review to give any prospective Morris Invest clients an idea of what they are getting into.My experience has been decidedly negative.BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front):Unfortunately in my experience, I di...
Douglas Gratz
My New Construction Journal From Start To Finish
Hello fellow investors! I began a post a few months ago in regards to a new construction project I will be starting soon and after all the great input I thought it would be nice to start a journal in order to help ne...