I live in Panama City, Florida. Last year we had a Cat 5 hurricane that basically turned everything upside down in our RE market. An interesting fact came out recently. The Panama City\Bay County area has the exact...

I have been watching this one block for some time. It started with two foreclosures, there are now four. These are small 3 bed 1 bath homes. The prices have dropped to where they re now half what they started at. ...

As investors it is good to know and understand the skill sets one currently has and either develop or get help with those one doesn't have.  What skill sets and experiences have you drawn from?  When you look at diffe...

This is going to be a very broad question and I'd love to get some feedback from people who have direct experience with this.Tomorrow I'll be sitting down with a friend and his brother to discuss a potential partnersh...

Hello Everyone,I am completely new to RE investing, but I have been thinking a while about a possible way to get my feet wet into rental properties, but I'm not sure how exactly it can be done. Back in 2014 my mom bou...

So I got my first call today from letters I sent yesterday. The call was from an expired listing and it was listed at 109k but the home value is 140k. I am having trouble getting comps online so I am waiting for my...

I was talking with a RE agent and found out that the quality of appraisers differ greatly and this an investor can skew the property value especially in up-and-coming market. Is there a way to assure the appraiser? 

About a year ago, we got hit with a substantial misdemeanor charge/fee for bandit signs.  As a result, we decided to stop with the bandit signs. Unfortunately, bandit signs was our primary source of leads.  Since then...

Hello All you Real Estate Investors! I am so glad to say that I am returning to biggerpockets with ....bigger pockets! This is the second time I have started this discussion as the first time I posted it I chose to p...

I am new to Bigger Pockets.  My name is Bob Christiansen.  I have no real estate experience beyond purchasing the three homes I have lived in and getting loans for same.  I also have a sister, retired, who had a caree...