Aqeel Salim
Newbie from Austin, Texas
Hi Everyone!My name is Aqeel Salim and I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I am a Physical Therapist in Austin TX and recently purchased my first home with my wife. I stumbled across Bigger Pockets while re...
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Pros and Cons of an Investor Getting Their Realtors License
I have been investing for a few years now and recently closed on my first larger property, a 12 unit apartment building. I am currently negotiating on my next, much larger, property. With the huge commissions the real...
Anusha Udas
Guesty Vs. Hostaway. Pros and cons anybody?
Greetings All,
Just wanted to check in and see if anybody has used either of the two or both. I watched both their demos and got the pricing infos as well. Guesty seems to have a lot more features and analytics but t...
Luke B.
GC and investor from Raleigh / Durham
Newbie from Raleigh NC! I'm a licensed GC and operate a fence installation and repair company. My wife Holly is a real estate broker. I've been a long time reader of this site but haven't chimed in much. Short term, w...
Riley Harrison
Determining the correct ARV on a Duplex, Triplex, or SFH for a 1st-Time Buy & Hold
Hello there Bigger Pockets Community,
I just want to quickly say that this website is a tremendous wealth of knowledge, and I'm so happy to have stumbled onto it! It's helped move me along in expanding my k...
Stephan K.
Builders Risk Insurance
Do you know a good Builders Risk Insurance that will insure a flip property for 4-6 month?We are located in FL. We have worked with Zurich in the past, but then they wanted a GC even for work that does not require a G...
Senad Salihovic
What Role Does Your 401k Play - Long Term Rentals
Hey everybodyI am wanting to know what role does your 401k play when it comes to investing. Do you use it as reserves when getting a loan? Do you still contribute to it?What benefits does it give when buying rentals? ...
Josh Dotzler
Yellow Letters vs Form Letters
I'll be starting my direct mail campaign soon and wanted to hear what kind of response rate y'all have had specifically with yellow letters vs form letters (w/ handwritten signature and handwritten envelope).
I have ...
Heather Canoles
How to convert SFH to MFH in Baltimore County
Is it possible to legally convert a SFH to a MFH (i.e. legal basement apartment) in Baltimore County, MD?A few months ago, I had a very frustrating search for a duplex to buy, but every time I called the county to ver...
Paul Wurster
Recasting - A tool you didn't know you had!
I got a bunch of responses on a different thread when I posted about recasting so I thought that I might contribute to Bigger Pockets community as a whole.
Recasting a mortgage is simply reamortization after ...