We recently found our first property perfect for a rehab and resale in a close by neighborhood.  Fannie Mae owned REO.  Palm Beach County, FL.We saw the property the weekend it hit the market and by Monday placed an o...

Hi Everyone,My name is Nels. I am a recent college grad from Minnesota and am interested in exploring mobile tech startups for landlords and tenants. I wanted to post, because I was hoping I could ask for a bit of fee...

Hi everyone! I am just starting out, right now I am thinking of buying a 2-4 unit MFR in DFW and living in one of the units so I can take advantage of the owner-occupied loan options. The problem is, I am having troub...

http://www.cbsnews.com/media/the-10-hottest-real-e...Here's an article that says that Orlando will see the largest rise in home prices this year, at 5.7%.Considering real estate as an investment, these returns are ver...

I'm getting ready to list a $2MM+ home in the Los Angeles area and wanted to see what kind of Seller's Agent Commission folks have been able to negotiate? 
I know standard market rate is 2.5% to my (sellers) Agent wh...

Hi landlords,

I'm fixing to be a long distance (2.5 hours away) landlord for 14 units. I'm starting to consider using a property management firm at least for the first year or two.

(How) do you negotiate the r...

Need an explanation on how Short Sales, Foreclosures and REO's are used by banks. What is the best way to buy properties in these situations?

I just closed on a SFH purchase last month in TX and I received an email from the seller's agent requesting a refund from me because the seller over estimated the property tax and has over paid during closing.Has anyo...

It's been a while i been on bigger pockets. Just wanted to ask anyone who sees this how did you get started in investing in real estate? I'm currently working on my Florida RE license and just wanted to know if anyone...

So we take an application fee and use a company to screen all our potential tenants. Recently we’ve run into a situation where the screening grade came back as acceptable, not good or great, which left us a little wor...