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...

(Background)Lo and behold... I finally committed to my first real estate purchase.  At 25, it was time to move away from home and I bought a neat 2 unit rancher, with an attached in-laws quarter (unit #3).  While I fl...