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A lot of people here call themselves real estate investors and most are but, can we be honest for a moment? If you haven't actually done a deal you are not yet a real estate investor. At this point you have aspir...
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Can someone tell me why we a real estate agent deserves 3% of my income in 2017? I do realize that there are some tremendous ones that take care of alot of things. However, my experience has been that most of them c...
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I am looking to buy my first rental property and BRRRR in Cleveland. A lot of the deals I liked seem to already have been newly renovated and fully occupied. This does seem nice bc I am new and these would be relative...
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Hey guys, I wanted to ask advice on my current crossroad. I own a 2 bdr condo in DC, purchased for 349k in 2017 and now valued at about 415k. It’s not a great rental prop per say, but it’s increasing at least 20k/year...
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Hi BP!
I am thrilled to say that I close on my first SFH in Milwaukee, WI (specifically 53208) this Friday. I plan to leverage it as a STR (Airbnb). I am an OOS investor as I currently live in San Francisco, CA.
Has...
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Hey everyone, I'm a realtor in Philadelphia, I'm finally in a financial position to start flipping my own houses. The MLS has nothing but inflated prices, wholesalers are also inflating prices leaving only buy and hol...
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Hey there!👋I am looking to get acquainted with anyone in Grand Rapids, MI. Area to learn more about the market and soon get started in Real Estate investing. 🏡I have been listening to bigger pockets for over 5 years a...
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We have three nurse/HCP provider MTRs, and have been doing well with this strategy. I rented to 2 CNAs who were a nightmare. They claimed the sturdy bed broke and my husband had to go and repair, then broke a glass in...
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I've been watching my local tax deed online auction for 2 months now, they do 1 auction a month. And the prices for vacant land seems to be great, about half of what lots are going for via MLS. My question is, how do ...
Hello,
I am a long time reader, first time poster. I've renovated a few houses in Washington DC for investment purposes. On my last project, I started searching for insurance for the renovation/selling time...