If a seller asked you to lower commission, how would you respond?  Is there ever any reason to agree to a commission cut?

Hi all! I'm new to BP and new to this real estate investing world. My husband and I are under contract for our first intentional investment property (to which we will be moving and renting out the basement.) We own ou...

I always attend my buyer's home inspections. I've been through this before multiple times, and many of them have not ever been through one.I'm there the entire time, and encourage my buyers to be there the entire time...

Hey guys, I am still looking for my first deal and back on the hunt! Buy & holding "average plus" properties in my area doing yield a positive cash flow in my area. My new strategy is to rehab a "fixer upper"...

Hi All,I am hoping I can get some advice regarding my situation with the general contractor I hired.My husband and I are doing our first flip and we took 3 months vetting general contractors to make sure we end up wit...

There have been many discussions about this being a sellers market, and prices are high.In my market (between Chicago and Milwaukee), prices are high, but many of the properties still would cash flow well.When I run t...

I'm constantly reading on BiggerPockets investors saying you need to buy rental property, break even, and hope for appreciation and/or lower rates in the future to cashflow. WRONG!!!
I'm here to tell you I'm still fi...

I was just reading through the recent post asking for the TOP quality they look for in a real estate agent. The comments that followed were extremely depressing. They looked more like a list of soft skills most would ...

I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:

How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?

Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...

1.0 IntroductionI really enjoy reading other investors' diaries of their stories. I always learn a thing or two from what they did right and what they did wrong. It is also what led to my first diary on BP - I want to...