Brandon Galloway
Builder “Materials Escalation Clause”
Question for Realtors or anyone who has recently bought a home in this market. Have your clients been stung by an escalation clause? I am looking to go under contract with a Pacesetter home soon and was advised there’...
Sid Siddig
Part-time Real Estate Agent
Hello, I am new to RE investing and Bigger Pockets.Currently I am a senior at Howard University School of Architecture in DC. I will graduate in May 2017 and my career goal is to become a residential developer of both...
Mathew Woolsey
Unethical Agent: Theft of services
To whom it may concern;Chore-ology is a General Contractor specializing in Water Damage Restoration in the Puget Sound. Christina Wang hired us to perform water damage mitigation on a holiday weekend at the rate of $2...
Keith Mintz
100+ Properties Ask Me Anything
Hey BP, with all the buzz about to-AirBnB or not-to-AirBnB, I wanted to throw my hat in the ring and introduce myself.
I am a real estate agent and investor in Southern California. We manage over 100 client propertie...
Account Closed
Property Managers as bad as everybody is saying?
I'm fairly new to bigger pockets and would like to start investing soon after graduation. It seems to me a great way to get some initial experience would be to become a property manager for a small, local investment c...
Carlos Little
How to report taxable gains on NPNs
Hello everyone,
I am about to begin investing in notes myself, but I have a conflicting question posed by a client of mine who also invests in non-performing notes.
How do you report any gain from these...
Charlie MacPherson
Minimum Commissions and Buyer's Broker Agreements
I'd like to tap the collective wisdom of the forum.I've made two business decisions that don't sit well with two friends who want to refer business to me. They won't refer unless I change these two practices. Here t...
DJ Dawson
HELOC or Reverse Mortgage
I am interested in hearing some opinions on this topic. I am working w a client who is looking to invest in my real estate business and I am assisting her through the HELOC process. A lender I trust mentioned that con...
Sherri Southwell
Buying During/After a Short Sale
My clients are short selling their home due to structural issues causing a significant decrease in the value of the home. They have found a home they want to move to and a family member has offered to pay cash for th...
Jack B.
Stay on new career path or go back to old job?
Background:-Changed from systems/software engineering a year ago into IT Management. I enjoy IT management MUCH more. I don’t do technical work much anymore, and the work is full time employee type work rather than co...