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Hello Everyone!I am starting to save for a down payment on my first home. I want to have 20k by April 2018. I am just out of college, and the last 3 months out of school i have been working full time and have been ext...
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I'm looking to get my feet in the real estate branch. Which one is better and funner? Becoming a real estate agent or a appraiser ??
Thank you
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Hi BP community!I joined BP a few months ago and have primarily spent my time listening to podcasts. What a resource! I was building and rehabbing homes in the Boston area 2002-05 and luckily got out before the meltd...
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I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts. Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...
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I was contacted by a woman named Faith Lee on Linked In. She works for El Solutions LLC. The website for them shows they do payday type loans, small amounts. I told her I don't think there would be any need since I ne...
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I am attempting to lay out my financial path to semi-retirement (i.e. leaving my current w2 for something less time consuming/more enjoyable) within 10 years or less.I can identify my family's spending now and what I ...
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I think becoming the bank presents an opportunity for me but also to help people.Currently I have a tenant who has some credit challenges, they have occupied my property almost 5yrs with no missed payments, no headach...
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I will start this by saying I am relatively new to the market but I must be missing something because I never really see anyone at bigger pockets really talking about it. Nashville, indeed middle Tennessee as a whole,...
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good afternoon! i am a fellow real estate rookie and have been interested for a very long time. My wife and I are in the process of buying another home, and we are going to rent out our current house we have now. Base...
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Hello BPers,I purchased a house with tenants in place and according to the lease they signed, the tenants are responsible for paying the sewer bill. Strangely, the month after I bought the home, the sewer bill stopped...