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Hey everyone! My name is Brian Weber, and my wife and I live in Carlsbad, CA. Currently I am a software developer at Intuit. I joined BiggerPockets not too long ago and forgot to introduce myself.Recently I started le...
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Over the past few weeks I've created a Facebook business page, a Twitter account for my business, and a website. Now my question is, what is the best way to make those things work for me? I've spent a lot of time, esp...
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6 years ago I made a similar post and it seemed to resonate with many people as a few even sought me out and told me how the post had touched them. So, I thought I would do a follow up and do a "deep dive" into my ex...
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What is the deal with Detroit?
Every post I read is filled with negative opinions. Is Detroit similar to Washington DC a few years ago? Where locals knew the few bad streets to stay away from but the general populat...
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You come across the saying "you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with" in books, podcasts, and online. Anytime you're talking about real estate, business, and personal development. It's becom...
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Hello All! I currently am a GC / Developer in Texas (active in Austin and Houston markets). To keep this concise- We have 7 units under construction in Austin and a senior living facility we are the GC on in Houston. ...
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Some of the posts I find most interesting on BP are screening questions. One of the reasons they are interesting is that the landlord posting the question is often too close to the issue and does not see problems whil...
Hi there, I'm new to Bigger Pockets, and a total noob when it comes to investing with other people's money and raising capital. I have been an investor for over twenty years and currently have 30 rental doors, 4 STR ...
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Hi, everyone. We've been reliant on Airbnb and VRBO for renting out our STR in Vermont ski country.We've had success to date, but after listening to BP's Real Estate Rookie Podcast episode 680, the guest Mark Simpson ...
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Looking to purchase my first property for STR and looking at an existing STR business.The seller is asking for 100k on top of the asking price for basically the right to continue using the property as a STR as well as...