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Hello Everybody in the bigger pockets community.
My name is James McCusker, I am filmmaker in the Los Angeles area and a new investor in the So Cal market. I have worked in the film industry for over 18 years and I ...
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Hey all savy Investors!
Just wondering if anyone knows of any Portfolio Lenders (or other lenders) that work with Real Estate Investors for Refinancing properties?? Without going conventional. I've been real estate i...
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Hi, I was thinking of just selling this property As-Is since i'm an out of state investor but i'm starting to think that it would make more for me to just fix it up and flip it or BRRRR it. Do you know any general con...
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I am new to real estate and am interested in investing. I am not sure where to start. Should I reach out to local investors and see if I could be a personal assistant or intern for them? I understand time is money. I ...
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I’ve been using the BP calculators to run numbers on properties searching for a buy and hold. When using the rent calculator and seeing the median/25/75% rent rates for an area, how do you best judge where a property ...
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Hello - after being around various facets of the real estate industry for most of my life, I'm looking to take the plunge as an investor. I'm originally from Central Florida but moved to the Greater Philadelphia area ...
how does everyone estimate the insurance they will have to pay on their rental houses when they are making an estimate of their monthly expenses? is there a website that will give me a quick ballpark number based on l...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Family!I've been a member here for a while, and have been trying to figure out the best way to make things happen in this industry. As a relatively new Real Estate agent, I can't get a loan, and whi...
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Hey guys, I just stumbled upon Bigger Pockets recently and looking to use it as a good networking tool (hopefully I'm posting this in the right place). Admittedly, I'm also new to real estate investing. I've been doin...
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Hello
Not sure if this is the right forum for this but, can anyone recommend a good property manager in Las Vegas? I have a friend who recently purchased his 5th property and is feeling the pressure of having to mana...