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Hello BP,
My name is Eric and I am from St. Louis, MO. I have been lurking on BP for about 3 months now and wanted to share my story.
Graduated college a year ago and found myself working crappy j...
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Hi Everyone,
I'm Karen M. from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and have been just starting to explore the Bigger Pockets community and learn about real estate investing. I am interested in real estate to diversify our investm...
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Im curious as to which strategy everyone is after these days. I realize this is a very location sensitive post so if you could provide your primary investing area it would be extremely helpful. I feel most newbies (su...
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I'm cancelling my property management contract with my PM. I'm an out of state investor from NY and my duplex is in ohio. My downstairs tenant has mentioned in the past when trying to reach out for some assistance it ...
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Does anyone have experience with short term rentals on sites like Air B N B? I want to know the good, the bad, and the ugly! I'm in the San Diego market so there is a high demand for short term rentals and it seems li...
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I posted this in starting out but got no response. I hope this is the right forum. Still feeling my way around here. Before I sign on the dotted line, I would like to get ideas on the best use of the available seed m...
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Hello BP! I need some consolation, wisdom, and maybe pizza.My dad just completed his first flip. After all was said and done, he lost over $3k. We're not white collar people, so $3k is a lot to us. I tried telling him...
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Howdy, wanted to ask the advice of the community here in discovering when the correct time to diversify is as far as real estate investing goes. I'm financially prepared to purchase properties 3 + 4 as things stand (I...
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Bought Oct 2020 today Feb 2021 (4 Months Total)completed a successful BRRRR
What’s that?! Read below
I paid $78,000 for it. Property was outdated and distressed. It needed a full revamp to bring it to 2021 stan...
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I have a townhouse I am renting. I gave my tenant almost a week’s notice to have someone come in and check the HVAC for maintainence for the upcoming winter season. This tenant is very hard to accommodate because of...