David Dachtera
Anyone using Square Point-of-Sale to collect rents?
Off-the-wall question for all of you who collect your own rents ...Is anyone using the Square point-of-sale device to collect rents via credit or debit card?Just wondering if that would be a viable option.
Jarrod Jemison
Calling All NON-US BiggerPockets Investors - Share Your Success!
Calling all foreign investors! How has BiggerPockets helped you grow your business?We know we have a small but growing community of non-US investors from countries like Australia, The United Kingdom (UK or England, Ir...
Richard Waterman
Can attaining a RE license in any way be a detriment to a RE Investor?
This is a question I hadn't considered until a couple days ago, but here is why I ask it. I'm new to investing and want to start making money, and I'm also committed to learning everything I can about whatever I get s...
Cooper B.
Tenant screening with SmartMove, good credit score but bad debt?
I don't have much experience with tenant screening but I came across something today that I can't figure out.I pulled a credit report from TransUnion / SmartMove on a potential tenant. They recommend that I accept th...
Kelly Cochran
Is it insane to manage your own STR?
Hey friends,Really struggling with paying 25-30% of our gross to a property manager on our first STR. I love all the details that go into AirBNB (decor, set-up, marketing copy, customer service), so the only things I ...
Jason Hartman
Have you had any experience with National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG)/Affinity Group Management?
We like the idea that this company caters/markets to investors; however, they denied one of our client's seemingly legit claims and it seems they trying to deny another one on a technicality. The second claim remai...
Sam Hoffer
Landlords: Your Take on Rental Arbitrage in Short-Term Rentals?
For many folks new to the world of short-term rental hosting, getting their hands on a property can be quite the challenge. You've probably come across some "Airbnb Gurus" who like to talk about rental arbitration. Ba...
Chris Hill
Faster payoff, yearly lump sum or monthly?
I have a goal to pay off a large loan in 10 years. Let’s say I have 10K available to put towards extra principal every month. Would I end up paying the loan off faster if I did one lump sum payment of 120K per year, o...
Dan Gatens
High Return Real Estate experiences?
Hello BP!I am narrowing my short list of turnkey companies I want to invest with, curious if anyone from the BP community has purchased a turnkey property from High Return Real Estate. I am working with Jack and he h...
Cory T.
Evicting renter from a vacation rental property
Hello All,I have a one-bedroom vacation rental condo in Palm Springs that has been listed on AirBnB for about a year now. I have my first stressful problem: a vacation renter with a 44 day reservation who will NOT lea...