Ryan Nguyen
Real Estate is dead?
Many "Guru's" will say real estate will be dead by all the big/private firms buying into the real estate market , eventually flooding it where they hold all the inventory and control the market. Many topics are discu...
Chris Magistrado
The 2024 Akiya Movement: Rebuilding Abandon Japanese Homes
Hey BP,I've been on here for almost 4 years now, time has really gone by since I first read David Greene's Long Distance Real Estate and Brandon Turner's books.I did a quick search for Akiya's here on BP and didn't se...
Zac Boelkow
Help with a short sale purchase for primary residence
Listing states: maintenance has been deferred for long time, needs a roof, and A/C. I would like to buy as my primary residence. Also I would require financing. My thought is to work with listing agent and see if I ca...
James Lanier
Financial lenders after purchase of property
Hi everyone, This is my first post. I am starting my real estate ambitions in Rhode Island. I was considering strategies for finding my second rental property without refinancing out of my FHA. My best idea so far is ...
Jane Sosi
What is the best lender for a 1099?
Hi Bigger Pockets Network, I am currently an independent contractor, which means that my employment status/income looks a little wonky on paper. Considering I work from home for my business this leads to what seems li...
Rich Hupper
Real Estate Note Investing By: Dave Van Horn
I read this book but I would have to say I still don't know how to buy a note. Did I miss something? The author told his story but didn't tell me where I can go to buy a note. Is there an online marketplace for them? ...
Joshua Stein
What makes a good property manager (PM)? What makes a bad one?
I'm one year into having a property manager take over one of our properties, it's mainly great because that income is now (almost) truly passive - probably requires less than 1 hr of time each month.However, my PM see...
Mark Andrews
How to be a great landlord
I'm preparing to purchase my first SF rental property and want to make sure that I am as good a landlord as I hope my tenant will be. I have a lease agreement which outlines what is expected from both parties but I w...
Stephen Solano
How do you collect rent each month?
Hi everyone,I've been doing a lot of research lately, trying to find an efficient way to collect rent each month. At the moment the tenants at my first rental property pay me in cash each month when rent is due which ...
Kaz M.
New member from Bay Area, CA
Hi BP community, My name is Kaz and I have been living in SF Bay Area, California for the past 20 years. In the Bay Area, I lived in Belmont, Mountain View, San Mateo, and Redwood shores. Before Bay area, I was in San...