Hello,I had the unlucky misfortune of getting a very tough building inspector on a project I'm working on. The building inspector is asking for specs on what type of bolts should be used to attach the lally column pla...

I was just typing up my notes from a 3 day real estate seminar that my real estate club sponsored and a light bulb turned on.So some background:I purchased a house that had some title issues because of tax deeds in th...

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I am beginning the hunt for my first property. I've had my ear against the door of REI for a few years now and I'm finally ready (within the next 12 months or so) to dive in. The main goal is of course to omit...

Hi All,I would like to play a game inside of the Bigger Pockets forum; nowhere else can I get the opinion of so many valuable industry professionals. The game is what do y'all think is a better word for my marketing p...

After a chat with a friend of mine about how I am not satisfied with where my Real Estate knowledge currently is, I did some thinking and came up with a crazy (I feel) idea. I have nearly 40k in government student loa...

So, I started another thread just asking about the place I'm looking at. The long story short is this-Unless I find something horrifically wrong, the 10 unit apartment complex I'm looking at looks like a good value. F...

I have taken real estate classes for over 2 yrs and went to my first RE investment club tonight. Everytime I go to a seminar or class and tonights RE club, I leave with my head swimming. There are so many ways to sta...

My wife and I are getting everything lined up for us to start into real estate. We are wanting to work on flipping houses first and as we build up capital we want buy and hold property. I know there are markets eve...

I’m currently deployed overseas and looking to take advantage of my VA home loan benefits to invest once I get home. 1.) Does anyone have any experience investing with a VA loan? Whether it be a rental, flip, etc.2.) ...

I've spent some time driving around the neighborhood looking for vacant houses. Some of these are clearly abandoned while others show more nuanced signs of vacancy.  I want to send a letter out to these owners and I'd...