Unlike fast food franchises, I'm not seeing where real estate brokerage franchises are set up as "owner" franchises. It seems like 99% (or more) of real estate brokerages are "owner/operator" set-ups. The "owner" i...

Hello All,  I have a question regarding bank fantasy pricing vs. buyers totally overpaying.   This is the scenario.  Bank bought back foreclosure, loan amount was for $208k a couple years ago.  Buyer realized he overp...

I am about to get new rehab/ construction cost estimator for 2012, would love to know what others are using, what it costs, what they love about it, what they hate about, and especially if there is any to recommend NO...

Been some years since I posted here, and I did a search and didn't see a similar topic.

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I own a business that operates out of a warehouse in my home city. I've rented for almost 9 years now, starti...

Relaxing on my couch on Wednesday evening and my property manager calls. This is unusual and she has some bad news. In our newly acquired 4-unit building, one of the tenants smelled gas and called the gas company. ...

Hello All,I am new to BiggerPockets and looking for any advice, tips for a Canadian to get started in Investing in the US. Looking to start with a small property in order to get things setup. (PP of $50K-$100K)Here ar...

I'm examining the strategy of buying non-performing notes in my area from lending institutions and wanted to know if anyone had experience with this? Specifically, who to speak with at the bank? How to get banks ...

Hello everybody,
I am brand new to investing. I am wondering if it makes sense to pursue getting my real estate license in order to have access to the MLS? my rationale is that 1) I don't want to be a hassle to real e...

Hi All,Going thru a refi right now on a SFR property and wanted to hear your thoughts.  The basic numbers: 123k balance with 16 years remaining.  Current rate is 5.49 Im talking with Quicken Loans about doing a refi, ...

How do I find a developer or business to build/develop off the interstate?