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Hi All,I contacted the seller agent for a property I found on Zillow. The selling broker sent a buyer agent to show the property. I assumed this was the way they handle dual agency. I made an offer and they verbally ...
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Are there any lenders who really fund a project before work is started?
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A few days after losing his job in March, Paul Gentile was throwing away trash outside his Brooklyn apartment building when he noticed a new sign hanging near the front door.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, whic...
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Sorry, this is complicated, but I want good advise from any/all, so I'm going to include some details.
I closed on my first duplex two weeks ago. The property was fully occupied and according to the previous lease, I...
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I have an apartment complex in which one of my tenants has apparently gotten bed bugs. She told my office manager two months ago. As soon as she told the office mgr, the office mgr called me. I immediately calle...
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Hello, my name is Jeff Kovac. My wife and I are Alaskan residents currently operating a small business in the oil fields of North Dakota. Found one of BP’s forums during a commercial real estate search. Checked out th...
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Would love to start up the discussion where we share our funniest/craziest/most shocking tenant stories and conversations. I'll start (paraphrased a bit).So I am showing a small unit to a few folks. Attractive lady in...
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I would guess at least a few of you have had to convince your spouse or significant other that you weren't crazy, you weren't going to bankrupt the family, and that this whole real estate investing thing was a good id...
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This one is for the wholesalers on bigger pockets. What marketing strategies (postcards, yellow letters, Craigslist, direct phone calls, etc.) result in the most amount of leads for you?
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Over the last month I've been submerging myself in podcasts, forums and books on real estate investing. I already own several properties but I just recently started to consider being more deliberate about making it a...