David J.
How BiggerPockets created 100k in net worth in 4 months
This is a long overdue thanks to the BP community as a whole and the mentors and friends I have met through BP.
By way of background, my core investing strategy is buy and hold. I hav...
David Zinn
#askbp 15-yr vs 30-yr mortgage
@Brandon TurnerHey Brandon!What's better: a 15-yr mortgage or a 30-yr mortgage?I can still cash flow just fine with a 15, so I decided to take it (PITI with the 15-yr is $550/month, while it is $350/month for the 30-y...
Tom Gimer
Why would a lender NOT approve this?
Short-sale approval obtained a while back... it's Friday, closing is Monday.Purchaser had something come up and now wants to buy a different property and have his "friend" slip in and close on the deal. Assuming the r...
Allan L.
I have access to foreign investors. What would you do?
I have access to a lot of high net worth people in Asia looking for investment opportunities. I don't know what percentage of them would be interested in U.S. real estate but I was wondering if anybody has advice on h...
Shane Short
Am I doing something wrong? Finding deals seems too easy...
Hi everyone,My name is Shane, I'm not necessarily new to the investing world as I've been lurking and educating for years now, but I am yet to make the leap of buying a first investment property. However, I think I'm ...
Henri Meli
Is it ok to tell my boss @ work, that I'm heavily involved with real estate?
I have a 9-6 job and recently, my company went from cubicles to open space office set-ups. I seat pretty much next to my boss now. As I grow my business more and more, I have found myself getting calls from brokers, i...
Christopher Triolo
Advice requested on what to do with troublesome property (all numbers included)
Hello All, I had posted this a while ago, but now I wanted to put all of the numbers out there and see if I could generate any creative solutions to my real estate problem. I'm not trying to sell the property on this ...
Christa P.
Best practices for showing, screening, and renting
Will anyone share some of their best practices for the following?Showing a house - follow them around, let they look at their leisure, ask lots of questions, which questions to ask, hand outs with information on utili...
Mack Braun
Is college necessary?
Hello all! I am currently taking a year away from school to explore my options in real estate and whether or not those options would require a college degree. I do enjoy school, but after two years of accumulating deb...
Tyrell D Bradshaw
Property Management vs Self Managing
Hey Bigger Pockets fam,
I’ve been listening to a few podcasts on Land-lording during the early stages of investing in real estate. I’ve heard some investors say that they self managed until they had too many rentals...