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Good afternoon BP
This is my first post and I’d like to start by saying how incredibly insightful this forum has been for me. There is so much information and so much collective experience here that I am confident th...
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Reston Virginia, the first master-planned community in the United States founded in 1964, is a Garden City about 20 miles outside of Downtown Washington D.C., which was recently added to the Washington D.C. Metro in 2...
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Good Morning Everyone! I have been a huge fan of the BiggerPockets Podcast for years now, but I am just now creating an account on this site. Real glad to be a part of this community!I am currently house hacking my to...
All- I am about to take on a bathroom rehab in our rental, as well as cosmetic updates throughout (new paint, maybe paint the kitchen cabinets). The question is, when should I list it? The new paint job should hopef...
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Hey everyone! I’m completely new to real estate investing but have been eyeing on buying a rental property for a few months now. However, I heard from others that you would have to live in the property you bought for ...
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I have a financal advisor on retainer for "asset management" but am trying to figure out what to do with my primary residence. I'm somewhat interested in real estate investing and may want to do a 1031 exchange (a...
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Hello everyone.
I’m working as a sub at one project with multiple phases that seems to drag forever. We have a lockbox set up as usual for the main contractor’s project manager (Saleman), his runner, and of course m...
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I think we need to designate a forum just for this topic. I want to start investing and have been watching Brandon on Webinars for a while. I am renting now and I am finally completely out of debt and have been savi...
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In searching for commercial real estate to buy, I’m reaching out to a number of brokers in the area and explain to them what I’m looking for.
#1: Do I tell them I’m talking to other brokers? They often allude to me ...
I am new to realestate investing. I plan to buy my first property before the year is out. I notice some turn key companies (norida, roofstock) Wanted some opinions on buying turnkey or buying and rehabbing myself. By...