![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/36028/small_1623762740-avatar-wakeproperties.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Has anyone used the T stud (or Tstud) framing members? This seems like a big framing innovation compared to solid, traditional framing. The video I saw rates a 2x6 Tstud vertical load at 8600 lb. vs 2200 lb. for a tra...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3013971/small_1714862560-avatar-farhank19.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello BiggerPockets community,
I'm a new investor ready to enter the real estate market in the DC metro area, with a focus on Northern Virginia. My strategy is to invest in rental properties for cash flow and consi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/37326/small_1621388566-avatar-seawolf177.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have a question about the July 2009 law regarding California Foreclosure Consultants. If we are talking to homeowners and negotiating a short sale for them, does this law apply to us?
I read the law and the only th...
I'm new to real estate investing and looking to take action on my first property. My family and I live in Ft. Worth, TX and have owned our home since 2012. We have around $150k equity in our home and are considering s...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1017910/small_1621507583-avatar-josephc222.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello Everyone, I just signed my first contract for a three unit and have started to prepare for the inspection. I have lined up a electrician and a contractor to walk through the property. How do you prepare for insp...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1075257/small_1621508476-avatar-colinc42.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
View report
I'm doing the 90 day real estate challenge. I found a potential investment property and I would like help with the analysis. The asking price is 90,000. I estimated the property needs ab...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3156/small_1621346534-avatar-exodallas.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Here is a pretty noobie question:
I have 2 houses, in the same neighborhood, about 2 streets apart.
1. First house, is smaller (about 1100 sq ft), 3 bd/2bath, brick, selling for $50K. Rehab to make it RENTABLE is a...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/126776/small_1621418099-avatar-robab.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Any good reccomendations for a home inspector who is also a contractor? I'm not looking to steal "your guy" (not investing locally), but we're looking at buying the house right next door to my folks, which has been r...
I'm looking to purchase a judicial foreclosure on the courthouse steps in Georgia. I just have a few questions I am uncertain about. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've searched and cannot find any answers. 1...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/828/small_1621345560-avatar-awarunn.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi,
I will be meeting with real estate agents and attorneys soon in order to start building a strong group of team members to surround me. My focus as an investor is foreclosures. Specifically I will be doing short...