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Hello everyone, I'm still in my 20's, I'm an experienced HVAC/R contractor whose been in the real estate game for a quite some time, however primarily aa a spectator. My mother and step mother are both licensed real e...
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We have just purchased our first buy and hold. We are in process of completing renovations and will put it up for rent soon. I saw that several others recommend Replacement Cost Coverage vs Actual Cash Value Coverage,...
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Hey BP,
I'm a newbie and I have a quick question about buying with cash then refinancing later. Can I pay an appraiser to come into a potential deal and appraise the house for me? My goal would be to refinance the hou...
Hi - I am expecting to my pass my RE Exam this week and am looking for somewhere to hang my license as an investor. Can you anyone recommend a broker in the Pinellas / St Petersburg or Tampa FL area?
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Hello all!
My name is Cody and a local fireman in Kansas City! I have been a local here for pretty much my whole life. With the help of BiggerPockets, it has helped me negotiate and close a private FSBO deal next mon...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in San Antonio.
Purchase price: $83,000
Cash invested: $8,000
My first personal real estate investment project. A full rehab fix &am...
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We are about to rent out our first house, (not by choice). I have been toying around with idea of switching to landlord insurance in hopes in my cover us better as well as possibly lower our insurance cost in our escr...
Is it smart to hire my realtor as my property management being that they own a property management business? Or is it smarter to keep my realtor and property management separated. Im thinking its seems convenient to h...
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Hi all! I'm a new agent with eXP Realty. They are my first brokerage and I've been with them since May 2020 as an independent agent. After about a month I joined a Team down here in Miami but I'm not sire how to feel ...
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I often hear other agents brag that their broker doesn't require them to join the Realtor association. Can anyone share some advice on how I can transition into a company solely for personal investing? That means I ca...