Ryan Beckland
To spray or roll/brush your paint?
This is my first post. I just bought my first property and it needs a bit of paint before we can put her on the rental market. I've always applied paint the old fashioned way - with a rolller and brush. But I'm thi...
Sharon Vornholt
BirdDogs - Finding them and paying them.
I have never used birddogs before, but I know a lot of investors have. Other than Cragis list or your local investors group, how can you find a good birddog? How much do you pay? Some say they pay a flat amount and s...
Ryan Tremblay
What am I missing in my analysis?
Hi BiggerPockets community - I'm in my education phase of real estate investing, and have been working hard to learn the details of financial analysis. I’ve done a fair bit of web research, and am also part to most of...
Mike Kalob
"Real" Contractor Accepted Payment Terms
It seems every contractor wants at minimum 1/3rd, 1/3rd, 1/3rd (or more upfront), despite advice on here to not put more than 10% down.I've scoured the General Contractor Payments in the forums and it seems the ones w...
Steven Harris
Has Anyone Found Success after Starting with small $ & no income?
Hi all,
I'm reading here on BiggerPockets and other places of how it is totally possible to start investing in RE doing fix & flips with no money down or very little AND without having current income. I think I m...
Marco G.
I'm a bonehead(?): I agreed to PM suggested large rent increase
I purchased a number of adjoining properties mid last year. This unit came tenant in place on their first year lease. My first lease renewal of 2016 comes up next month and PM suggested a 9+% rent increase. I was very...
Darrell Gibson
Pace Morby's Subto Mentorship is the BEST!
I have been involved in Pace's Subto community for over 2 yrs and it has just become better and better. I was a little apprehensive about the cost because I have been in other mentorship groups which did not really de...
Hazel L
"Why invest in real estate when stocks are better?"
I can't say how many times people have told me this once I tell them I work in real estate. I've done my research and I think I have a pretty good comeback especially when they throw articles from CNN like this at me:...
Tim Czarkowski
Purchase an HOA Lien?(On purpose this time)
I had someone bring up an interesting business plan after my recent trouble with purchasing a HOA lien that was thought to be a first mortgage. The idea would be to purchase HOA Liens and then rent the property out ti...
Jeff Betschart
Has anyone used Only Choice Property Management
Im looking at working with Only Choice PM and wanted to hear from others that may have used them in the past. Please let me know what you think of them and if you would recommend them. RegardsJeff