Regardless of what the talking heads are saying, the U.S. is in a recession.  I haven't seen a May this soft since the financial crisis. The calendars for our properties are filling up decently, but it is taking daily...

Hi everyone, I have been focusing on flipping short sales for the past couple of years. I recently came across an investor that was buying the note instead of doing the short sale to get around seasoning issues. I j...

I am a real estate agent doing rehabs. When I buy or sell I go through my broker and doing that costs me a lot of money. I was thinking about getting a brokers license but I am not sure what are pros and cons doing th...

Managing a rental can be as tricky as a high-wire act, especially when it comes to picking the right tenant! A friend of mine, who not only manages but also lives in his triplex, is about to face a vacancy. He's con...

Hey guys and gals!Before I get to my actual post, let me just say this..First and foremost, I'm pumped! Pumped about the future and what it WILL hold. Pumped about the big juicy problems I am currently dealing with (d...

I'm getting ready to do a "2-fer" and, with a partner, rehab two homes for rentals.  My partner is experienced and I intend to ask him the same question I'm asking here (and I know he will thoroughly educate me which ...

Through experience and observation there are endless scams in the Real Estate Industry. I'm a math guy, I do the numbers and can forecast value, so a scam is pretty obvious to me. I've been reading BP on and off for o...

Hello everyone!  I'm writing to introduce myself: I'm Justin, and I live in Dallas, TX, arguably one of the fastest-growing markets in the US, both by population influx and real estate demand.  I came across BiggerPoc...

Anyone have a link to a good independent contractor form that I can have workers - like handymen, painters, framers use?I need some sort of protection as I hire them often daily I have another neighbor who is in Calif...

Thanks for clicking.  NO, I am not actually going to make sausage.I am a local developer in Jacksonville, FL and I am going to show you what it actually takes to construct a Build For Rent house in Jacksonville, FL.  ...