I currently own a duplex that is worth $250,000 that has a $190,000 mortgage on it.  After everything (mortgage, taxes, insurance ect.) the money left over is $825/month (prior to maintenance & vacancy, which has ...

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Some of you might remember my posts regarding alleged investment fraud in the amount of $160,000.

Well, I am finally turning everything over to the DA's offices as well as filing various online complaints t...

Hi biggerpocket friends!After spending a year researching and learning about real state I finally pulled the trigger and need help trying to figure out what to do with a property that I just got into contract in the p...

So I rehabbed a $450k ARV home in Dallas...it's awesome and have sold many homes like it of similar price and rehab detail. It's been on the market for 45 days in a HOT Dallas market. 25 showing and all great feedba...

Hello Everyone,I'm glad to be back as part of this great community and to be able to bring value to add to it. My name is George, and I'm located in the D.C. area. I work with CSSI who are the nation's premier enginee...

I turned my brother onto BiggerPockets and he has taken it to heart. He wants to do a 50/50 split on one of my rental properties to test the waters before going on a deal by himself. The lawyer I used to set up my LLC...

Mortgage deal could bring billions in relief via CNNMoney

I'm about to place an offer on a house  when my realtor tells me that the seller is concerned that the electrical may not be up to code and they do not want to pay to fix it. It is a single level 800 sq ft house 2 bed...

So, it's the season of Advent with Christmas around the corner. Hopefully all of your residents are feeling merry.While Santa does need to give 24 hours notice before going down a chimney into a resident's space, does...

Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...