David W.
Best Cities to invest in under $100k
Nooby question here! Does anyone know where I can find a list of or advise me on the best cities to look for investment opportunities (rental) under $100k? Ideally, I would like to start with $50k property but $50k-$1...
Phillip S.
GC says "You're a waste of my time"
Needless to say I'm not having beginner's luck when it comes to connecting with a general contractor. I have attempted to contact 3 different GCs thus far and only heard back from one. The one that responded pretty ...
Isaac Pyle
What can a broke college student do now?
Hey guys! Just thought I would throw this out there and see if anyone has advice for me, I am VERY fascinated by house-hacking, and have been watching / listening / reading everything I can about it for multiple years...
Jacqui Dolan
Contractor payments - do they expect some upfront payment?
I will be rehabbing my investment property (property manager will oversee) and am wondering if contractors expect some upfront payment (e.g carpet layer to buy carpet, cabinet maker for kitchens). I currently have a s...
Glenn Espinosa
Green light our first flip!
My girlfriend and I are about to jump in on our first flip and was hoping to get the green light from people here.
We've been searching for rental properties mainly but happened upon a foreclosure that came up for sa...
Scott Trench
Why do you care about Financial Independence?
I have to admit that I was drawn to BiggerPockets in a somewhat roundabout way. You see, I'm not so much interested in Real Estate as a business that I want to get into, but as a means to an end. That end of course ...
Cindy Joseph
question on cast iron piping
hello I am new to this and looking at a property with cast iron pipes under the house built in 1957. There are no leaks. Was wondering how urgent is it to change to pvc? Also what would the total cost of replacing pv...
Ryland Taniguchi
Why Seattle Sucks
In my lovely area of Seattle, the city council and the entire state government here are socialists. I live in the People's Republic of Seattle. The liberal government here believes that it is evil to make a profit.1) ...
Chris Rodriguez
To Flip or to BRRRR?
Hi friends. I am in the initial stages of finding my first investment property and I am kind of torn between flipping or BRRRRing. Listening to the podcast and reading the blogs, it seems that seasoned investors may e...
Dennis Tierney
Do you disclose a haunting?
I had a friend ask last evening if she needs to disclose to prospective tenants that their half of a duplex may be haunted. Not having any experience with this I thought I'd ask BP. She bought it as a rehab and in the...