George P.
motivating contractors - tips and experiences
working on the latest house (buy and hold) and my main contractor is not living up to my expectations. I have used him before a few times and did not have a problem. In the past, he'd quote something and i had him do ...
Frank Harris
New Build in Cape Coral Florida
Hello, I'm just getting into real estate investing and my first deal (well maybe) is gonna be in Cape Coral Florida with a new build. I took out a HELOC for 150k and I already bought a lot in Cape Coral for 55k. The h...
Steven Maduro
Lazy landlord series Tiling step by step
Hello Bigger Pockets family I have finally finished my 520 sqft tiling project. I would like to share with you all some tips that I have learned along the way. Hopefully this will help you not make the mistakes I made...
Marvin Hernandez
Are flip contractors reliable these days?
Hi BP CommunityI am looking to teaming up with a reliable contractor for my rehabbing homes business, but are contractors reliable now a days?What do you look for on a contractor you plan to work with?Is it fair to sa...
John K.
Cool things you do that others don't?
Does anyone as a landlord do anything they have thought is cool and has worked out well?
For example, I had refrigerator magnets made for our property management company with the phone number to call for iss...
Eric L.
Paying off government debt
I don't understand fully how we as investors might be affected if the government gets serious about paying off debt and actually does it.
Let's assume for a second that the government comes up with a plan to pay off...
Justin Goodin
60 of the 100 largest U.S. cities now negative rent growth
60 of the 100 largest U.S. cities now negative rent growth, according to Apartment List.Here's the list:1. Oakland, CA -9.3%2. Huntsville, AL -5.7%3. Atlanta, GA -5.6%4. Austin, TX -5.4%5. Portland, OR -5.4%6. St. Lou...
Trevis Kelley
Debt, no money, decent income - how to start
Warning - this may be a long post - I will try to section it off. I have an on/off relationship with RE as I've always been drawn to it and always screwed it up - and then listened to those in my life who told me tha...
Chen Zhou
My second ADU project in the Bay Area (why and how?)
Hi everyone,
I've got tremendous help and support from this forum in the past 3 years. To give back to this community, I thought I'd share information on the second ADU project I'm working on in Santa Clara. I posted...
Caleb Rigby
My first flip - ghetto house to best house within blocks
I learned so many lessons on my first flip. I bought this house in July 2016 from a wholesaler in Ogden, Utah. I wanted to share some of the most valuable lessons in case they helped someone else out in their real est...