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Hello, firt post here! Im just starting out with real estate investing and was wondering whats the most recommended software that can do eveyrthign from leasing to collecting rents and generating income and balance sh...
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This is a guide to help you understand Realtor commissions. You can use this to your benefit to make cash offers to Realtors.
On a $150,000 house with a typical 6% commission is $9000.
This commission is split the f...
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Looking for some advice and for some ideas I’m not thinking about to fully maximize my situation. I’ll be as brief as possible. When I got into REI 5 years ago I had the ultimate goal of owning an apartment building ...
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I'm doing some estate planning. My kids are in horror of inheriting and managing our real estate portfolio that includes multiple 1031 exchanges. These exchanges have almost no cost basis so they face substantial st...
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Hello!
Has anyone used a HECOC to purchase investment properties? Really I would like to hear thoughts on using a HELOC vs simply refinancing. I currently own a rental property that I owe about 95k on and it could ap...
Hello,I would like to know what are the disadvantages of renting to someone having pets.My family loves pets but we don't have any pets.I found a prospective tenant who has a dog,What are some major disadvantages of h...
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So I have a duplex and a tenant had 4 friends over and one of the younger ones was playing with a gun and shot his friend in the head and killed him (all early 20’s) unfortunately. The tenant is moving out because o...
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Looking for some advice. I have a property that we originally bought to flip in Southern WI (close to IL border). The ARV is roughly 180K+. Investment is budgeted for roughly 120K. 1) If we flipped, likely will get...
Hi BiggerPockets. This is my first post. I am also a newbie in real estate, but I've been studying it for about a year now. I've decided to get my feet wet and go for my first deal.Currently I'm in contact with someon...
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Investors, I am curious. If a wholesaler offered you a property that had a third-party home inspection for $50 - $100 you could order would you buy it?I am considering becoming a wholesaler but looking to create a str...