Ram Wagle
Building a new home with no experience
I've been looking for a new home for a while in St louis MO. But after way too many open houses and not much to show for - reasons being, not built as per my open space design, not in favorable part of the city, too o...
Levi Shiverdecker
Advanced statistical modeling/ predictive models
Good morning BiggerPockets,My name is Levi Shiverdecker and I am currently a Ph.D. student at Penn State. I officially made my first deal in May 2016. I have been using BiggerPockets as an educational tool for a yea...
Michael Frank
Economics of being a real estate agent?
Hi, I was wondering if someone could give me a quick briefing on the economics of being a real estate broker, particularly in CA? So you make 2.5%ish per home? If you're the buyers agent, what are the other fees invol...
Jeremy Sharp
PM Leasing costs not included in the Rental Property Calculator?
Hey hey...I have been looking at multiple rental property cost analysis tools (because I'm an enginerd). I have noticed most tools include a large majority of the same numbers (MV, taxes, rent, etc) but when it comes ...
Tim Hoffman
Should I convert my traditional IRA into a Roth?
I used to have a "Real" job and contributed to my 401k as much as I could. When I quit and went into RE full time, I rolled over into a self directed IRA, NOT a Roth. (This was done to keep my income low as I contin...
Greg Gaudet
What’s your Direct Mail message in today’s market???
Aloha BPI’m wondering what message everyone’s using in your direct mail campaigns to find deals in today’s hot market? Are you sticking with the same message you used years back? Since I’m asking for your message I th...
Andrew Ager
BRRR strategy ( funding hard money lenders )
I have a deal lined up but I’m hesitant about moving forward. I am going to be using hard money to purchase the property. My problem is I have to rehab the property before tenants in which may take up to 3 months . Du...
Rebecca Graziano
How to analyze apartment syndication offer summary?
Hi!I've received an offer summary on an apartment syndication. There is a lot of information to dissect here. How do I determine if it is a good deal or not? After all, these are projected outcomes. Is 8% pref return ...
Christopher Malone
Chicago Single-Family BRRRR w/Pics & Numbers
This is my latest rehab that is in the refinance stage of BRRRR. I will begin by stating that the rehab went over budget as I decided to test out more durable materials such as using Life Proof Flooring throughout the...
Brock Lile
I. NEED. ADVICE...FAST.
Hello everyone.I've run into a rather crazy/unique situation. I'm more trying to figure out a solution to help some friends of ours, but if I can somehow make a win/win/win out of this, I'd love to hear everyone's opi...