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Does anyone know if a real estate license is required to host an open house for a Realtor? Are there any rules for accepting compensation? I am considering starting a business to assist realtors with their open hous...
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Hello all! I am Theron and am just starting out in REI. I’m hoping to invest in the Baltimore/DC area (favored toward DC a bit) as well as Western North Carolina. I’m hoping to find people to connect with here as well...
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I have a basement with the current height of 6 feet 10 inches and I need to raise it to make it a legal livable space. I have been told by my architect that there are two ways of doing it. One would be reframe and ra...
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Hello BPers,For the main unit of my complex, I've left a space in the kitchen island for a wine chiller/beverage center. Now I'm having second thoughts about putting one in. Mainly because it's another thing to fix if...
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I'd like to connect to people in California / Bay Area as I'm getting started in real estate investing (focused on commercial retail properties). About me: originally from Brazil, I have been in Silicon Valley for the...
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I'm getting a new title at work at will be moving to Dallas soon. I'm heading up the office so I can live/work anywhere in the area. I'd like to get a quadplex in a good part of town although I would settle for anythi...
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Hello everyone at BP,
I am an entrepreneur residing in the Arvada Colorado area. I currently run and operate two businesses, but would like to explore real estate as well. I stay busy with my current business...
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Hello! Just getting into real estate with my husband @Robbie Ward in Covington, KY (Greater Cincinnati area). We bought our first house in the city a year ago and see a lot of potential in this area--an area we want t...
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I'm currently renovating a house that I plan to sell within 1-5 years. This is not exactly a "flip" because I will be renting it meanwhile, but I do need to look at it from a flip perspective considering I am planning...
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Let me share with you that tonight I nearly died. I sat through a mind numbingly boring 2 1/2 hour meeting, shadowing a buyer's agent, just to learn one thing. To learn simpler ways in explaining real estate sales con...