So, I'm looking for a STR for an upcoming weekend, and I really don't think I have noticed this before - to this extent. Fees are way up. The nightly rates are fine, but when you look at the total, everyone is adding ...

Hello All!My name is Mike Chevalier, I'm a "new" [aspiring] investor in Rochester, NY. I've been reading BP blogs, forums, and listening to the podcast for the past couple years - learning, planning, and saving to be ...

Hey guys. I started on my real estate investment journey exactly a year ago today by reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and listening to biggerpocket podcast every day while I worked out. I just closed on my first duplex inv...

Does any have anyone have tips on building relationships with Brokers? I have some decent momentum cultivating new contacts in markets where I will be buying multi-family properties. I plan on visiting the brokers in ...

What are the pros and cons of an Investor working with a Real Estate Agent?  

Since Pittsburgh (neighborhood in Atlanta) is super hot right now and investors are jumping on anything they can find, here are a few things, that are not well-known. Until 2005 the zoning in Pittsburgh was R5 (duplex...

Just saw another thread about asking a question on the phone, thought this might help people get past the cill and break the ice for cold calls or calling on sellers or buyers about a property.

So, ring, ring, ring, ...

'BCS Championship' game coming up - both teams are undefeated! Who do you like in the big game. Colt McCoy and the Texas Long Horns or Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram, and the Alabama Crimson Tide? Vegas has Ala...

I have a SFH that has had a tenant(crackhead) squatting since last june. The marshalls FINALLY came to execute the eviction last week.  The house is bad. Trash every where, all appliances destroyed, cabinets destroyed...