so i was reading this http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/21771-gut-rehab-costs and got the definition of a gut rehab

"A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out ...

I spoke to a real estate friend of mine and he gave me the low-down and difficulty of dealing with REO brokers.

The bottom line is that these reo brokers only deal with a select crop of investors. Newbies need not ...

Calling all foreign investors! How has BiggerPockets helped you grow your business?We know we have a small but growing community of non-US investors from countries like Australia, The United Kingdom (UK or England, Ir...

The best wholesalers in the country did not get into the business to wholesale. They got into the business to buy homes for themselves. They got so good at marketing in their hometown that they had overage. Their over...

I think a lot of people have trouble reconciling an abundance mindset with the omnipresent, "live below your means," advice.To achieve great success, we're told that we must take risks, act as if, and spend money to m...

I am just starting to explore the turnkey option of investing, and right away, I am having serious doubts, because it doesnt make sense.  It sounds too good ....If a turnkey outfit buys a distressed property at a disc...

I did W2 for 30 years as in corporate IT. Dabbled in real estate but never went for it big time - bought and sold a few primary residences and a couple of condos over the years. Now I'm 56 and hoping to never work for...

Hello,I won two properties on auction.comBoth have judgements on them as per the preliminary title report and doing my due diligence I found at clerks office.Property 1) 8k lien from credit cardProperty 2) 2k and anot...

Many people want to use wholesaling as a stepping stone onto "larger" things like rehabs and SFH rentals or commercial rentals.I have heard that an average rehab profits $18,000 and takes 4 months. That is $4,500/mont...

Interesting read about Denver company Trelora, trying to take down the commission structure in Real Estate. Seems like agents are up in arms over this. Article below.

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_244...