Hi BP,I am trying to figure out the best course of action to take and im sure this question has been posed many times on here but some guidance would be great..question is do i try to eliminate as much debt as possibl...
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Hi Everyone,My name is Dan Lamas. I have been interested in real estate for many years. I must say that I tried one of those late night infomercials. And bought the full set of products. Well I either didn't know ...
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We just sold our rental property for 108,400 with a 71K balance left on the mortgage. We were advised that we need to have the same set up when purchasing our replacement property. We have approximately 30K in profi...
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Hello all,We live in the SF bay area and in a certain city we have property in, the city has sent letters to us requiring us to have a business license for our commercial property that we rent out. Can someone explain...
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What are some books you would recommend people to read who are still starting out in Real Estate? It could be books that aren't directly related such as books about finance, psychology, or goal planning.
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I was just noticed that Steve Babiak and BiggerPockets were just cited in the MSN article, Move over meth: Marijuana 'grow houses' an increasing menace (4th to last paragraph on the 1st page)
Congrats to Steve on mak...
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I have read the bill on lease options in TX and read what a lot (most) investors online say, which is that they are basically illegal. However one investor I work with here in South TX uses them all the time and says...
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If I am new to REI and want to purchase a property to flip, should I find an attorney for this process? if so should i find one before I do anything or when the property is ready to sell? what would be the most import...
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Do I need to be a Real Estate agent to get MLS access? Would I only need to get my license and just renew? What about REA association fees, would I need those? Im still struggling with the idea and thinking I just wan...
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Hi Everyone,House Hacking is really taking off this year in NYC. I've been speaking and working with prospective home buyers every single day who want to take advantage of this amazing strategy. I try to post a g...