I'm interest in getting into the lead selling/bird dogging game. It looks to me like most investors want to pay .75-1% if the deal closes. Are upfront fees for leads unheard of?

I'd much rather take a smaller fee...

In an environment with few defined benefits, zero pensions and crappy 401ks when will we begin to value productive employees?

My sister and I were discussing work ethic. She is salaried and ask t...

I’ve pulled county tax records on 40-50 properties before, and have an unlimited account on WhitePages to look up owner contact info, numbers, addresses, etc. I’ve done cold calls and sent a couple targeted letters. ...

I am a long time reader of biggerpockets but a new contributing member. This past August I bought my first property - an owner occupied duplex with an FHA loan. What I am struggling to understand is how the cost...

Another housing forecast for 2019 by Realtor.com and time to make your predictions. The median national prediction is slowdown in sales of -2.0% and appreciation of 2.2%. All the top 10 cities beat the national averag...

I recently purchased my second multi-family rental unit and hired a property manager to manage it. (I managed my first rental myself, and still do.)So far, the property manager I hired has acted with more autonomy tha...

I'm trying really hard to not put on my tin foil hat, but here's the situation:We are under contract for a lake house in a VERY hot market (Lake Hartwell, SC/GA).  Houses are listed, immediately a multiple offer situa...

I'm going to start sourcing my own leads and making cash offers on houses, but I have a knowledge gap that I'm looking to fill.  What kind of deal-halting complications can arise when a deal has legal issues? I'm thi...

My agent has put a contract together for me to sign so that we can submit to the listing agent who is also the owner of the subject property in which I plan on purchasing. He sent me the contract to sign but he also s...

Hi All,I recently went under contact on my first STR, Yay!The property is already an STR and the current owners have bookings confirmed into July.The closing date is set for March 30th (meaning, I will then take over ...