Bryan Tasumi
Is Zillow the Best Place to Look for an Agent?
I have some questions as I am going to purchase my first home.1. Is Zillow the best place to look for the best agent? 2. I am buying my first home and am wondering if going on Zillow and choosing the agent with the be...
Michael S.
5 Learnings From First 5 Rentals
About 2 years ago I determined that I wanted to get into the real estate game. Just this past month, my wife and I hit our first major milestone -- 5 homes! Because BiggerPockets has been instrumental in helping us re...
Chris Keator
How to pay contractors for my first flip in Queen Creek, Arizona
After about 3 years of listening to podcasts and reading books, I finally got past my fear and closed on my first fix and flip 3 days ago. Had to write about 12 offers before I got this one. It was on the MLS. It's a ...
Piri Mustafayev
How to find a decent contractor
Hi everyone! I currently rent in Owasso, but plan to buy an small multifamily house (dublex or triplex) and move in into one of the units, while renting out the others. It sounds like a good starting strategy for new ...
Chris Roush
CapEx for decks/patios on rentals
Hey everyone! I'm looking to purchase my first property and am currently looking at a turnkey house with a large deck outdoors (12x24x5 ft). From my initial research, it looks like today's rate for new decks is $35/sq...
Steve Babiak
Jon Holdman needs your votes!
For as long as I can remember, @Jon Holdman was the leading vote getter here on BP. I just checked the site stats link at the bottom of the forum page, and saw that @J Scott was rapidly closing in on Jon's vote total...
Jeffrey Dorman
New Member - Eastern Washington
Hello BP Community!I am new, or should I say newly active, to the site. I from Eastern WA state and am very motivated to learn and grow my real estate knowledge, talents, and network through this incredible community....
Alex Silang
How big of a client do I need to be for a management company to treat me decently?
I've seen people on board say that if you are a landlord with just one or two properties, many management companies aren't going to take you seriously. They'll do almost nothing because it makes much more sense to foc...
Jeff Goldberg
Buyer won't sign Mutual Release Agreement - okay to continue?
Hi BPers!I live in OHIO I have a tough situation. I was in contract to sell my home to a buyer (#1).During the contract period I was offered (from a previous potential buyer #2) much more to purchase my home. Obvious...
Max T.
what's your commission split with the broker?
I'm planning on getting licensed this summer and trying to figure out who I should work with.I'll be doing this part time so I want minimal ongoing fees. Of course I want the best split on commission I can get. I won'...