Marcus Auerbach
Finally out of the rat race - quit my job
Dear BP community,finally it's done!! After 17 years and a great career in corporate America it was a little bittersweet but definitely awesome to finally quit my job last week. I have been working hardtowards this da...
Xochitl Cadena
Stupid but good to know
I am a newbie at REI and recently have run into issues that are kind of stupid but that I would highly appreciate your input. I recently bought a 2-fam home and rented out one of the apartments (4-1) to a S8 tenant. T...
Lara Nicole
The future investment potential & risks in Portland, OR
I moved to Portland, OR with the intent to buy a SFH & house hack or purchase a multi-family. However, Portland has declined substantially in terms of homelessness taking over every neighborhood, trash piles every...
Nat C.
Eviction case dilemma
I am hoping for some direction in how to move forward getting a tenant evicted.The tenants rent is paid by the VA, although it's sent directly to the tenant which they are supposed to deposit into my account and evide...
Marcus Johnson
Taxes, taxes and more taxes
So once again I'm looking at the proposed tax assessment of my South Minneapolis Duplex and for 2019 they have gone up once again, but this time 20%. I've owned the property since 2014 and the taxes have gone up from...
Ana Franchi
Pay rent for your partners house or to buy your own place?
Should you pay rent if living with your boyfriend who’s paying mortgage for that place? While you are able to purchase your own place. And if you end up buying your own place and still want to live with your boyfriend...
Juan David Maldonado
Buying my first property! How do I choose a lender for it?
Hey! How do I go about choosing which lender to go with when it comes to real estate investing? Buy and hold BRRR is the strategy I am going with. I have $10k saved up at the moment and I have good credit.
Andrew Mazzenga
every realtor tells me I need a license
Hello friends,
Being in the mortgage business for the past 4 as well as being a property manager i have established a pretty good relationship with a good amount of realtors. I have been calling around and telling t...
Joel Owens
Physical labor is SOOO overated!
Oh man today I took out the old carpet out of my mom's ranch apartment. It's a little 850 sq ft with nobody above or below on the ground level.
Senior community 55+. Getting the management to send any kind of repair ...
Brandon Turner
Fill in the Blank: In 2013 I Plan To ______________
Fill in the Blank: In 2013 I Plan To ______________.
I posted this on Facebook and Twitter as well. I'd love to get as many responses as possible, and maybe I can turn this into a BiggerPockets Blog post.
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