Lou Farese
Condo Complex Issue
Ok, so one of my BRRRRs is a condo in a complex that consists of 16 buildings that each have 4-5 units within them. There’s a long, twisted road of lack of communication, a “property manager”, a tenant (not mine), a l...
Benjamin Tighe
A subcontractors perspective
I have been a flooring installer since 2000. I was a contactor from 2004 until 2018. In that time I worked primarily in residential but transitioned to commercial. I am still active in residential and am the "go to" g...
Bryan Cork
HELOC against a rental property?
I have a SFR rental property that I own free and clear. I’ve had if for just over two years and and have had good experiences so far with being a landlord. Now, I would like to take another step into REI and go after ...
Shaun M.
The forums and podcasts never prepare you for this…..
Apart from a changed name, this is a true post. The incident happened last Friday night. The write up is divided into three sections. The story, The Aftermath, and The Lessons.---Bang, Bang, BANG! It’s midnight, my w...
Melissa Bovee
Guest complains about cleanliness - How should I respond?
Ugh - not the morning I was hoping for! A guest sent a note last night (after I went to bed) that the toilet was not clean. I was very responsive to her this morning (at 5am her time) and sent $75 through the platfor...
Alma Salazar
Tenant is always complaining
Hi All,I am new to bigger pockets and looking for help. I own a 4-complex and have been managing on my own for the last 3 yrs. I have to long term tenants (over 3 yrs). Not a lot of issues or complains from them. Abou...
Karen S.
Anyone own pre-1978 property?
When I bought my property 6.5 years ago, I was a total newbie and pretty much did everything wrong. Bought when the market was still high (and interest was at 7.5%) and then shortly after, the bubble burst and my pro...
Jim Wineinger
Are things getting better in the Mideast?
It has been in the news a lot recently about Iran's current leaders and their contempt toward the west!
Could things be changing? It appears the country is uprising against the leaders!!!!
See this news report.
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Nick Aalerud
My 3 Biggest Investor Mistakes...
I thought it may be useful if I shared some of the biggest mistakes I made as a real estate investor, and hopefully you can learn from my mistakes. You hear a lot of gurus say “my blood is all over this material”, and...
Thoai Han
Sweat Equity
Hi, I'm fairly new to BP. I wanted to know what are your views and perspectives on sweat equity if you know how to do all of the work yourself ? Would you hire a contractor to do so ?