Nephew was affected by Sandy Hurricane (he was a renter that lost everything). He applied for a relief grant of some sorts and was awarded a 50k forgivable loan (I think 4 or 5 years) to which he apparently can use...

Being our national Independence Day, I thought the article Written by Marty Boardman was fitting. Also, I can remember the very fire he was speaking of.

Here is the article: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2...

We have some new members in our HOA that insist we need HOA insurance, but past research suggests we really don't. I was hoping someone could confirm, one way or the other.Details about our HOA: we are small (25 pro...

Hello - I am a newly inspired soon-to-be investor living in Napa, CA.  I quite my 9-5 three years ago and moved up to Napa to be a real estate agent. Turns out being a Realtor is more like 24/7. I love it, and I don't...

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I hope wherever you are right now, you are having an amazing day! I am working on a deal and need a little help. This is my first deal since joining bigger pockets and study real estate like my life depend...

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It's been ~3 months since I began educating myself on RE. I've been cautious with the information I have subscribed to as the internet can hold questionable tactics & info. Below I state my goals wit...

Hello all REI professionals.
I wanted to take this opportunity to formally introduce myself and express my genuine gratitude for having found Bigger Pockets and this community. My name is Ryszard (Richard) Toporowski...

here's a dumb question I feel like I should already know the answer to but do I need to purchase Business Insurance if I am going to rehab properties or just insurance for the actual rehab-builders risk, vacant dwelli...

Hi Everyone,I plan to buy a new property, primarily to rent it out eventually. I have ran into this problem with multi-families: 1. Multi-families in my area are around 100 years old. From what I have read, the averag...

Hello again! Due to “life” happening, my husband and I need to move to Cleveland to be closer to support my family. Luckily both our jobs are ok with this and cost of living there is So much less than here in Denver-...