Mike Eichler
Why I like STR much more than Long-Term Renting
I've been involved in Real Estate for a year now. I jumped right in with a Short term rental management company (Liberty City Living). Throughout my time it was very fun to watch the company grow from a mere60 units i...
Rob C.
Is it really that important to hire contractors that are insured?
From what I've read in the forums it seems that conventional wisdom here is it's best to hire only contractors & handymen that are insured. I adopted this perspective when I started as a landlord as I tend to trus...
Tyler D.
Disregarding the 1% rule?
I'm looking at property in the state of Oregon, which has had amazing appreciation but poor (starting) cashflow. Basically the only properties I have found that break 1% are in rural areas, or dumps, or both.
I'm loo...
BRIAN CUBERO
First step to Financial Freedom!
Hello BP world!
First time investor here and excited to take the first step towards financial freedom! My name is Brian & I’m currently looking to buy my first property.
My deadline for this goal is June 1st o...
Scott Trench
Getting Started In Real Estate With NO money? What is the Reality here?
A question that comes up ALL THE TIME on BiggerPockets is this: "How do I get started in Real Estate without any money?" I think that it's fantastic that people are ambitious and want to change their lives for the be...
Benjamin Lenz
Why you shouldn't build a Jr. ADU in California
For those of you who live in California, you may think you can "Triplex" your home by tacking on an ADU and Jr. ADU to your existing dwelling. From what I've gathered (at least in my city), the truth is that you CAN d...
Isabella White
Hello World! I am new to BP & RE investing. Any pearls of wisdom?
Like the title says, I have recently discovered Bigger Pockets and am so excited to have found a community/forum of likeminded investors!I have been “flirting” with the idea of Multifamily RE investing for 6 months no...
Chris Seveney
Creative Financing = Over Leveraged
So this may stir the pot, but i am seeing a ton of posts on BP about "creative financing". While yes there are creative ways to structure financing deals. When it comes to seller financing in many of the cases the bor...
Luke Terry
My Issue w/ Grant Cardone's statement to never buy a house
I enjoyed episode 250. Congrats guys on making it.I think Grant had some good content to challenge my paradigm on investment strategy. However, his view on not buying houses doesn't make sense for the following reas...
Chris Lai
No one talks about commercial real estate
Commercial Real Estate Investment > Residential
Many co-workers/friends (upper-middle class) invest in residential real estate to rent out and do airbnbs or furnished finders. But, no one I know is in commercial r...