Has anyone taken out a HELOC on their primary residence to cover closing costs and repair costs for a property they are looking to flip?  I am new to this and read many of the posts but have not seen this one.  I have...

If I were trying to assemble a house-flipping team, what kinds of specialists would I need? I have a few listed below, but there are probably quite a few more I'm missing!

Real estate attorney or(/and?) CPA
Real esta...

Hi All!I am looking into establishing a business around the rent to own model. I feel as though there is certainly a market for such a model and it has the potential to be great on both sides of the deal, that being '...

Hello BP members,I will be hiring a GC to do a gut job on a row house in DC and was wondering what type of insurance I need on the house. My understanding is that the GC provides liability and worker's comp. Do I need...

Dear all,I am about to start investing in the US. After some generic coaching about strategies generating passive cash flow I decided RE as investment vehicle.Being and foreign investor for the US RE market brings add...

Hi all,
I'm new to REI and have family in Denver, Aurora, and San Antonio who know the areas relatively well (I myself am in the San Francisco Bay Area). I am looking to get into investing in one or several MFRs in o...

The realtor I am working with did not use professional pictures to market my duplex rents property that I am selling. I wonder how much do pictures affect the sale of the property? Should I look into taking profession...

Have you seen or live in a area where people are flocking in from elsewhere in the United States?I live in Texas and been seeing people coming in and buying up real estate by the droves. We recently put our home on th...

Hi bigger pockets community,
I’m excited about officially becoming a real estate agent with Keller Williams NYC. The real estate community is a very inviting bunch however it can be very competitive. Looking for anyo...

Hello BP community, I am a resident of Columbus, Ohio, and a newbie at this. I want to invest in a cash flow property, ideally Columbus would have been better for a start, but I have been outbid twice so far. My atten...