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Hi Fellow Bigger Pocketers,
I'm looking to buy a house in long island preferably a single-family house looking to convert into a two family house. I understand that certain townships have building codes that disallow...
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For investors in Canada that do BRRRR, does your bank require seasoning of rent (min. 6-12 months) prior to refinance? Please give name of financial institution, details and the % will refinance up to based on apprais...
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Hi all,Planning on painting wood trim, baseboards and doors in white in the near future for a rental unit. Wanted your thoughts on what type of paint, composition and brand you've had great experience with in terms of...
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Hi BP fam,
Here's the situation, I currently use OpenPhone for all of my real estate business related communications (e.g., talking to buyers, sellers, other agents, etc.) as I want to keep my personal cell phone num...
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Hi everyone! Looking to get some advice here. There is a property I am interested in however it seems the house itself is encroaching on the neighbor by 2.39 ft. Apparently the house was built before the zoning depart...
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My CPA recommended last year that I purchase Quickbooks for my business, and if I sent his firm the chart of accounts for my business, his bookkeepers could log-in to my account, post transactions, balance accounts an...
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Hi BP Chicago community! I have just passed my real estate exam. I originally pursued the license as a means of getting a start in real estate and eventually pursuing my own real estate investment opportunities as I e...
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Does anyone have experience with using a permanently parked camper/rv as an STR? My husband and I are looking to purchase our first short term rental and keep seeing some affordable decent permanent setups at camp gro...
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Which should I choose? They are the same price. I prefer the looks of the quartz, but I'm worried because it's not as durable and this will be a rental. Do I go with aesthetics or the somewhat higher durability?
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I will be expanding this thread with more reference material and links. Convergence of Private Money and Hard Money Industries: A Comprehensive Analysis
Executive Summary:
The private money and hard money industries...