Mark Beekman
25% for property manager?
I was just told by my real estate agent that property management firms charge 25% of gross income!? I thought they usually charge between 5% and 15% depending on the services (with the 15% covering just about everythi...
Jared Vidales
Houston Insurance INSANE!
Hi All,I just entered the Houston market with the goal of buying long term rentals. I closed something in Missouri City the other day, and the insurance was $3,000! The home was worth about 145k. Im now underwriting a...
Jeff Rabinowitz
I Burned My House To The Ground
I purchased this house at an auction. The owner had died and the house was auctioned by the estate. The house was in good condition. It was located across the street from an elementary school. The large lot back...
Robert D.
chicago demo court
Do you have any experiences with Chicago demo court ? I have a property that's a good material for flip…but I would like to find out if the demo court is really tough to work with. Basically I would not like the situa...
Adam E.
$175,000 settlement.... now what?
I'm new here and this is my first post, so I'm sure I'm asking something that has been covered over and over, but here goes. Long story short I just reached a settlement agreement with the VA and I'd like to invest so...
Steven W.
Taking the Next Step - My Story of Investing
Hello BiggerPockets Community,Since I've joined BP I've been addicted to listening to the podcasts, reading forums, reading recommended books, and just learning as much as possible. It's crazy to think that I've been...
Richard Olshove
Best place in Huntsville to invest and good RE agent?
Hello all! I am exploring Huntsville as a potential investment location. Where are the best places to invest in A- to B+ and C+ to B- SFRs properties? Looking for any insights that would prove valuable and/or a loc...
Mario Bermudez
Fort Lauderdale Newbie - Let's do this
Hello BP!I came across this site from an article Brandon Turner wrote. Relating to my age group and generation still paying college debt, building a career, but may or may not have a huge amount of disposal income an...
Tony Pardini
Newbie with a couple quick Qs
I'm in the military stationed overseas but will be headed back stateside in August. I've been doing a TON of reading about REI and I think it's the route I want to go while still working full-time. My plan is to use m...
Glen Friedman
Fund That Flip (FTF) - 87% LOSS - be careful
Folks,
Just wanted to give everybody a heads up on what can happen with online crowdfunding real estate sites.I have invested with Fund That Flip (FTF) for the past 2 years. I invested in 11 of their projects, each ...