What are the factors to consider when deciding whether to ask the seller to pay for closing costs or just boosting the offering price to compensate.

Sample deal:

Offer 1- $515K, each party pays his own closing cos...

A weird thing happens when I write down my goal.  Even if I don't look at them again until the end of the year, they all  seem to happen.  I thought I would use this forum to write down my 2016 goals.  Hopefully, they...

anyone have an idea of how the market is like here in Houston Tx for Investors, Flippers, Wholesalers and Real estate in general.

Update: I earlier posted about being a newbie and the opportunity to shadow a property manager of a medium size apartment complex...Just recently I was allowed to study the 13 month trend report and other financials. ...

Hello,Long time lurker, decided to start being active in the BP community.I'm a lender, of the traditional 'soft money' mortgage sort. Investment property purchases are mostly really interesting problems to solve from...

Hi biggerpocket friends!After spending a year researching and learning about real state I finally pulled the trigger and need help trying to figure out what to do with a property that I just got into contract in the p...

We will be relocating the Knoxville area and we are looking to get dome information on the area. What areas are the most desirable? What is the construction/real estate markets like?  I don’t always trust what I can f...

My grandmother had just passed and left me 30k. I've studied REI since I was a senior in HS and know the basics of REI. for the moment I am unemployed because I had to take care of her until her passing and now I am d...

My wife and I are about 3 years out from retirement. Both kids will be out of the house and we are looking to downsize. We have identified one of our rental properties to be our primary residence when we do this. We h...

Hi,Does the type of lease term make a difference when wanting to do a DSCR type refinance loan? I have some leases that are Month to Month and I just want to make sure that will not hurt me during the process. Whether...