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Earlier today, on the way to work, I was listening to the BP Podcast #285 as per my usual routine (another great podcast by the way). But after hearing some of the guest's comments about building multi-family and rent...
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Our Question of the Week is again about data. You don't need an economics degree to see that rates and values are rapidly increasing.Read our data expert @Dave Meyer's take on it here" https://www.biggerpockets.com/.....
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Hi everybody! My partners and I are starting a REI company. We will be flipping and purchasing rental units. Goal is to slowly scale into medium-sized multi-family apartments. Our strategy for funding is to find pri...
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Hi,if I want to lend money to my friends who are investors/flippers. do I need license in NJ?What is difference between private lending and Hard lending?is there any terms and conditions like up to this amount no lice...
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I'm wanting to start an LLC. The name I picked out has the word realty in it. I am not a licensed realtor. People are telling me I would get in trouble with the state real estate commission if I use the word realty or...
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Hear me out.
Let's say part of your screening criteria is a minimum of 3x rent as income. In CA and some (all?) other states, you cannot discriminate based on source of income. That means if the prospective...
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I'm interested in knowing where most would consider to be the best place in Florida to own a short term rental/vacation rental.Are there any turn key ready short term agencies?
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For those who care, the city council in Westminster -- just northwest of Denver -- is starting the process of regulating short-term rentals. Airbnb is currently illegal in the city. (Or technically, the city's ordinan...
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June 14, Dallas City Council votes to ban short term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo in single-family zoned neighborhoods. Enforcement will take effect in December of this year. This effectively ends the " wild wild west...
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I keep hearing that equity in houses are going to go up 10% next year and possible 15% in the next two years. People are paying for houses way over their appraised value and bidding wars are sparking up all over the ...