Recently been thinking about how the bank views rental income and your personal debt to income (DTI) ratio. From what I've read and experienced with my two properties, banks will typically take 75% of your rental inco...

I own a house in Colorado Springs, co & heard from a friend on the zoning and planning commission that there will be a new road going in behind my house, with an easement and the potential for the city to buy my p...

Soon I'll be obtaining my first mortgage. I'm going the FHA route.I've done A LOT of shopping around. As I work to narrow in on my lender of choice, I've been surprised by how much the loan detail varies between them...

I have been working with a seller to purchase his duplex, however the only way I see it working is if I can purchase the duplex then convert it into two separate condos/townhouses. The duplex is in salt lake city. Doe...

Hello, I'll start with a little introduction about myself, my name is Sam I'm 27 of age at the moment from Waukegan, Illinois which is about thirty minutes away from Chicago. I joined bigger pockets to get education o...

I'm looking to start doing some direct mail marketing, driving for dollars and door knocking to stir up some off market deals. I've heard of two websites to get mail listings off of and I'm sure there are other ways ...

My full-time W2 job does not allow it's employees to get my license and be employed by a brokerage. Is there any way that I can capitalize on my Real Estate knowledge to save money on transactions without actually hav...

Hello all. I am a 21 year-old aspiring RE agent looking for an investor-oriented brokerage. I got my license may 2020 and shortly after took some time off to work on some other endeavors but now I’m ready to attack he...

I could use some comparison numbers for a 10 unit apartment my partners and I are considering buying. What are your utilities in Canton Ohio for apartment buildings? I was given two conflicting numbers for water and s...

Hello all! This post is a two-fer. 1. What are some of the qualities or characteristics you use when looking for a property manager? 2. Any recommendations for a property manager in the Newport News/Hampton Roads area...