Eric Bates
New member from Atlanta, Ga
Hi everyone,My name is Eric Bates and I’m a new investor living in Atlanta, Ga. I’m currently a senior student at SCAD Atlanta, majoring in Television Producing and have over 3 years of professional experience in vide...
Stephen Day
New College Graduate Moving to Baltimore - Rent or Buy?
Hello! I am excited to be posting in the BiggerPockets forums for the first time. My name is Stephen, I am 22 years old and am getting ready to graduate college. I recently accepted a full-time position with a company...
Ian Hutton
First property Rent increase
Hey everyone! My dad and I are going in on our first deal, but need to play with some numbers to make it work. (In Lansing Michigan btw) This Triplex’s utilities are currently paid for by the owner (approx. $500/month...
Vanessa Van Muyden
Escrow re-analysis causing increase in monthly payments
Hi! I have an Airbnb in Dallas TX. Recently had an escrow reanalysis and my property taxes went up significantly causing my monthly payments to increase by almost $1300. Now I am far from cash flowing.
Is there anyt...
Trevor Alexander
Advice on hiring Property Manager vs doing it yourself
I'm converting my OO residence to my first long-term rental property. Advice/pros/cons on hiring a property management company or doing it myself? Cash flow will be approx. $1,000 without accounting for property manag...
Colleen Raponi
Looking forward to learning
Just wanted to drop a quick line and introduce myself. My name is Colleen. I'm brand spanking new to the Bigger Pockets community. I'm looking forward to learning with you and from you. I'm just getting started in wha...
Scott Passman
Modular Homes: evolution of housing?
The concept of modular homes is fascinating. The production efficiency is much greater than traditional home building due to the ability to manufacture rooms/homes indoor, mass replication of standard designs, high d...
Shannon Bullock
New member from Raleigh, NC!
Hi BP! I'm a new member from Raleigh, NC and looking forward to meeting more of you and learning as much as possible from this community. I have a goal of purchasing my first 2 properties in 2020 (hoping to use these ...
Nicole S.
Real estate agent lied, causing me to miss out on a deal
My apologies if this post isn't the clearest. I'm really frustrated right now. I found what looked like it had high potential to be my first deal on the MLS yesterday.Long story short, my realtor claimed that she coul...
Eddie Egelston
How to get a free roof
Whenever a cloud passes overhead in my neighborhood, the "storm chasers" aka roofers start ringing the doorbell saying hail was in the area and they can likely get me approved for a new asphalt-shingle roof and siding...