James Somers
401k or Real Estate?
I know this may be a weird question to ask on a real estate forum (Im thinking the vast majority of responses will be pro real estate), but I wanted to get some different perspectives from the BP community. I current...
Hayden Kerns
Help Needed: Single Family Rental Properties v.s. Stock Market Returns
Real Estate or the Stock Market. For those that have ventured into either avenue of investing, what insights can you share? Have you found real estate to be more lucrative and stable over time, or do you believe that ...
Alex R.
Question about Turn-key Flip contracts
Hello Guys
I am a new member to this forum and new to real estate too. I have a question about the flip projects.
Is that possible (or common) to sign a turnkey agreement with a contractor for the flip? So that they...
Amy Wei Ru Chang
600k cash...how to allocate in sky high market for investment properties in LA area
Hello! First post for long time forum reader. Had a succesful investment with College friend 10 years ago and now we are cashing out and going our separate ways. The property is in Texas and has been handled by the...
Lauren Akins
How many units needed before you hit financial freedom, and why?
Hey everyone! I am currently trying to get all my ducks in a row and have a long-term plan outlined. I know real estate investing will be the way I achieve my financial freedom. My vision of financial freedom is, of c...
Michael L.
Opening the Kimono: My Out-of-State REI Experience
Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property. A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago. I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...
Trevor Aydelott
Is it me or does most of these Realtors suck at their job
I've been hardcore looking for buy and hold properties and fix and flip properties all over the country.
You're talking Colorado, Ohio, Texas, everywhere.
And I talk to these realtors and they are like I'm the per...
Arthur P.
Coronavirus and late or no rent payments
What is the plan when tenants can’t work and cannot make rent payments? It has already started for me.
David Oldenburg
Wholesaling Caution Not The Great Deal You Thought
I wish there was a State or Federal license required to wholesale and pitch wholesale deals. I see countless "deals" that are not deals, or even close to being a deal. Many of these wholesalers have no real estate ex...
Carlos Ptriawan
Don't become passive investors
If there's one thing I learnt from the massive crash of CRE in 2023(and 2024) is that "Do not become passive investors". WHen you are passive investor, you become the dumb money , your money is being misused or misman...