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The short answer to whether licensed real estate brokers/agents should obtain their NMLS mortgage broker license is: Yes.
I began my RE career in 2003 during the 'boom' times as a mortgage broker. It was my first re...
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I've been a member on BP for a while now, and realized I never posted an introduction post. I guess it's time to make it official. First I have a wonderful and supportive wife and two young children. I work in corpora...
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Hello to all!My name is Pedro, I am from Argentina, and with a partner, we are planning to invest in single family homes in Detroit. We are working with a firm based in Miami (from which we have good references) to se...
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Hi all, my wife and I are finally getting serious about investing in real estate this year, and have been so thankful to have found this community! We've been devouring all the BP podcasts, and starting to read the f...
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Hi all. I am an out of state investor. I have been looking at duplex properties in Chatham (60649). I see price ranges between 100k on the lower end and 250k on the high end. Anyone out there with some experience tha...
All, I've been researching Yellow Letter companies (Including Yellow Letter, and Click2Mail) and they seem to be great resources for creating and mailing your marketing material. However, I'm struggling with a good ...
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I am currently using RealQuest to put together contact lists for potential properties to wholesale to our buyers.
I've already created a list based off of absentee owners that have properties in my area that don't li...
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Hi everyone - quick question for you. I'm going to purchase my first multi family investment property in Florida. I am trying to decide whether or not I should go through a traditional bank (JPM), a morgage broker, or...
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Hello BiggerPockets! I'm new to investing and hoping someone can give insight on a financing question I can't seem to find the answer to.
My husband and I own a single family home in Boston, MA, and are both on the m...
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Hello,I'm new to the investor world and I want to get started on the right foot. I've lived in my 2BR/1.5B town home near the beach for 5 years. I owe 135K and my mortgage is 1100.00 per month. Through some research I...