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Hi all!I always love listening to the different podcasts that are made by people in the BiggerPockets community such as this one, Wiire, BiggerPockets Money Podcast and more.
As a native from the Raleigh, Durham area...
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Redfin just alerted me that a 1300 sq ft home listed at 185k closed having sold for $198k...not in Austin proper but in suburban Brushy Creek just off 45, fairly close to the new Apple campus. The house is now listed...
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I think Texas will be the first market to recover from the financial impact of the virus. Texas is a jobs Tiger.
Then in no particular order, Utah, Montana, No. and So, Dakota and Idaho (because they are not as effec...
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Hi everyone! Just started my first W-2 job out of college and getting into real estate. Currently living in Los Angeles but I visited San Antonio for the first time in many years, and it definitely seems much more liv...
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I found an HVAC tech online who had 64/64 five-star reviews on Google Maps. There was nothing but praise for him, so I gave him a shot. He diagnosed my problem as a faulty control board. He quoted me $700 for the boar...
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I am 22, fresh out of college, just landed a full-time tech job. I have a lender who will prequalify me for a mortgage of 450,000 or so (3.5% down or about $16,000). I can afford the monthly payments on the mortgage, ...
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Hey All,Curious how some of y’all got your start in real estate? Were you an Acquisition Manager under a successful investor? Did you have a mentor? Self taught?Would you recommend being an acquisition manager unde...
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I just heard about a site called 123Landlord which looks like it's for landlords to manage their properties.
Have you used this site? If so, would you share some feedback? Have you compared it with other similar si...
2 years ago purchased 2BR/2BA condo in 4-star building to live in; one year ago acquired two additional condos same building through 1031 tax exchange that break even on cash flow but lots of gain embedded in each fro...
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Chattanooga continues to transform as a tech city in the Southeast. In mid-November, it was selected as a G20 smart city alliance city. To quote the press release this will help "kickstart adoption of the roadmap, th...