Earlier this year my good friend paid $30k to a Dallas real estate guru to finally get started in real estate at the ripe young age of 55. After the course, the gurus convinced him to put his entire retirement into 2 ...

Hello Everyone,I think it's time for a change.I really want to keep my post on topic. If you have questions or want to debate CAP rates, cash on cash, etc. please shoot me a message and we can go from there.A little h...

In this time of COVID I'm looking at purchasing extra property but am looking at getting the downpayment from cash refinancing properties. I listen to several podcasts aside from Bigger Pockets- Real Estate Guys and J...

Hi, my name is Lauren and I am new to BP.  My husband and I started doing research and looking at properties in the Big Bear Lake area.  We have so many questions and we want to see what you guys think:1 - Condo vs Ca...

My experience:
I've done a lot of mailings in the past to owners of vacant properties that I've found while driving neighborhoods and for out of town owners (compiled from county appraisal data). The mailing sizes w...

I hadn't thought this was that exciting, but recently told a hard money lender about it, and he was shocked at the deal I got, so figured I would share it. SoFi (Social Finance) gave me a $100,000 unsecured personal l...

Fellow investors and landlords,I have decided to offer my tenants a small discount for paying their rent on time, in light of the current situation. Its not because I think it will be a huge deal, mainly to thank them...

Hello Bigger Pockets!My main question is how much money do you leave in your rentals? I've got one rental property worth $280k, about 60% LTV (115k in equity). I just closed on my first "Live in Flip" and I'm moving i...

Yesterday was an interesting day. I was at the gym and overheard a gym member talking to the trainer. He as trying to talk the trainer into buying a house. He was explaining his own house hacking experience and how he...

My first (stressful) flip :)The house is a 1,875sqft 4br/2ba with a front yard, back yard, carport, porch and back patio with built-in firepit. Comp average days on market is between 36-43 for this area of town.My hou...