Acencion M.
Is it a good idea to pay for a mentor since I am just starting?
I have made up my mind to start in realestate investing. I have been reading a lot about it for the past 2 weeks. I know it's hard work but, What drives me to work at it is my kids. The question is should I pay for a ...
Derek Andrews
Use a PM to find a tenant vs DIY
Greetings. I have a single family home that I want to rent. Using a PM to manage the property isnt preferred (because I'll only break even, literally). My plan was to just use a PM to find a tenant (and they'll tak...
Scott L.
I don't understand when people refi and "get their money back"
Please excuse my ignorance in this post, but I listen to podcast after podcast on my drive to work.This morning I was listening to Bigger Pockets Podcast 210, about a younger couple starting out, purchased their first...
Paul E. Drecksler
I put websites on top of Google for a living. Ask me anything.
Hi BiggerPockets Community - I'm Paul and like the title says, I put websites on top of Google for a living. What questions can I answer for you about that?I'm a newly addicted real estate investor, and I've been list...
Rich Weese
OK-mathematicians, where are you??
A reply on another thread made me wonder about something. Mikeoh mentioned fannie mae is showing 5% appreciation annually over the past 50 years on average. The Rule Of 72 says that to find out how long it takes to do...
Bogdan Cirlig
When Low Purchase price doesn't make a great Investment option
In the today's real estate markets, investors are finding an abundance of distressed inventory and in some cases for prices that are 10% of the "replacement" cost of the property.After quickly glancing at the rents on...
Todd Handriegh
"Cheap Money"...to refi or not, that is the question.
So I screwed up last year, or at least according to my current strategy. I refi'd my 30yr mortgage on rental property down to a 15yr, and paid points to get down to 3.5% interest.
Now I'm wishing I pulled cash out s...
Ryan Dao
Ambitious 17 Year Old Newbie From Philadelphia, PA!
Hey! My name is Ryan. This post is a long one so if you don't feel like reading through me talking about myself for 4-5 paragraphs, its probably not in your best interest to continue reading. However, if you are in th...
Kate Kratochvil
What can I do with $3,500?
I have a real estate photography business, and I save for taxes , and I was thinking about my small amount of savings and possibly putting it to work in the investment arena. I know it's a very small amount, but I ...
Matthew Wright
Therapy/emotional support dog
Anybody have experience with tenant proposing they get a dog for "medical" reasons? She knows there's a no dog policy and has been in the building a while. I do not allow dogs, and this dog she's proposing will not be...