Shannon Shannon
How to understand if I can ever be granted permission to work from home while in an HOA that says NO?
I am simply beside myself. I am VERY new to SC...and about to put in an offer on a home only to realize the HOA forbids ANY home businesses of ANY kind. My career is in family based home child care (6 or less kids)......
Chuck Kramer
Disrupting the Real Estate Sales? Will RE Agents be extinct?
I am curious on what BP members think the impact that growth in real estate investing, wholesaling, and direct-buy practices is having on the old agency-model of buying/selling? Has anyone come across any articles or ...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...
Terry Portier
Why are contractors part of the problem not solution?
I read too often contractors are more of the problem rather solution to investment strategies. What if you could find a local contractor service that manged contractors based on customer satisfaction ratings you provi...
John Hickey
How to build a real estate empire in high Crime area
Trying to figure out the best way to close this deal. It's a package of smaller mixed use properties in Newburgh NY. 8 buildings mostly brick 36 units. The gross income is close to 300k expenses 100k. Purchase pric...
Shiloh Lundahl
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s investing principles - GOOD or BAD?
Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...
Evan Parker
Congratulations! You Gentrify: Displacing a Community
This question is one I pose to anyone who has an opinion on the topic. Obviously we're all here because we like something about the idea of REI and passive income. As the process goes, we find a "good deal" in some ar...
Lorraine Patterson
Vacation Rentals in the Poconos
Does anyone own vacation rentals in the Poconos, if so how is that going, would you recommend investing there?
Ashley Petersen
What would you do with $60k if you’re goal was $5k/mo. income?
What would you do? You have $60k in the bank to invest however you want. You might be open to opportunities all over the country. Your goal is to generate AT LEAST $5k revenue per month in less than 2 years time. What...
Phil Sharp
Buy-and-hold philosophies: Cash flow vs Appreciation
On some other threads, there seems to be an underlying debate or difference in philosophy around buy-and-hold investment strategy: In one camp, the goal is to invest in high appreciation areas, even though they are h...