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Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...
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Economic Update
(Labor Day Edition)
This crazy bizarre year will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the most challenging times of our lives. A worldwide pandemic, social distancing, facemasks, a recession, histori...
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First off, I want to say how grateful for BiggerPockets and all the invaluable information the forums provide.I currently am experiencing a dilemma with my first duplex property that I currently owner occupy but will ...
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This is just the start of my journey, both for this property and for my REI career, but I learned a lot in the long time it took me to get this property under contract. Want to share what I learned along the way in th...
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I recently read this article by Fast Company on a new real estate startup called Rhove out of Columbus, Ohio. The quick summary is they're offering renters in their buildings a small piece of equity on the property th...
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Hi,During an inspection, I found that a tenant put padlocks on all rooms with doors without permission. He said that it is his right to have locks if contractors, etc enter his unit. Additionally, he will not provide ...
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I got into a discussion today with a local property owner that manages most of his properties in house. He loves the fact that his tenants typically pay late and he collects late fees. It got me thinking about the var...
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Hello,I had a retail buyer put in a cash offer on my flip for sale. Went through inspections with no issues. Day of closing, I showed up and signed all my papers, buyer's were scheduled for 1.5 hours later but never...
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Hello all,
I am located here in Dallas, Texas and attended a free introductory seminar from Lifestyles Unlimited REIA last night. I enjoyed listening to what they had to say and the speaker was very informative.
I ...
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I found a home that I'm interested in. I reached out to the seller's agent to represent me as the buyer's agent too since KY is a dual agent allowable state. I was hoping this would sweeten the deal for him since he c...