Matthieu Oliveira
What do landlords actually do with security deposits?
Hey all, I'm wondering what you all do when given a security deposit. Do you immediately put it in an escrow account or do you just keep it in your personal account? I've heard about landlords that pocket the deposit ...
Jorge Ydlibi
How Did You Learn How To Analyze Properties?
Hey BP fam newbie here and I was curious how did everyone learn to analyze properties to know whether it was a good deal? I would love to confidently be able to analyze deals so that I can start jumping in. Any book t...
Luz N Taveras
#Airbnbbust: MTR surplus??
Hi everyone, Biggerpockets sent me an email about the fall of short-term rentals. I had an idea of this "#Airbnbbust", therefore I wanted to pivot to Mid term rentals. Do you feel like both str and mtr are seeing a de...
Josh Raikin
OOS "walking a property"
New to investing and looking to invest Out Of State (in CA, looking in OH). I found an amazing real estate agent to help me who is in the city I'm looking to invest in, but just read chapter 13: "Walking a Property-- ...
Brian Hester
Looking to invest in Texas
Hello,Currently have properties here in Orange County with a partner and we are looking to invest in Texas. Trouble is we have no experience with the State let alone areas that make sense.We invest primarily in 3-4 P...
Sergio Serra
Looking to get into real estate investing
Hi everybody!Very excited to join this amazing community. I have been living in Irvine for a year and I am looking to buy a duplex or triplex towards the end of 2020, so that I can house hack (I am currently renting)....
Eric Veronica
House Hacking 2-4 Units in Cleveland using HomePossible Mortgage
Freddie Mac’s website explains the Homepossible mortgage as “A responsible, low down payment mortgage option for first-time homebuyers and low- and moderate income borrowers”. What Freddie fails to explain is how gr...
Ralph Galdorisi
Deferred Sales Trusts 1031 exchange
Sold properties looking to buy using 1031 clock ticking! I have heard if the well publicized Delaware statutory trust (don't love it but better than paying taxes).I was introduced to a less heard or Deferred Sale trus...
Shane Kelley
Vacation Rentals
I'm weighing my options for buy and hold strategies and was hoping people with experience could chime in. I'm interested in learning more about Vacation rentals, what sites work the best, horror stories, success stor...
Chris Gordon
Locals' opinions on where to move to.
Cliff notes for this long post: We want to move in summer of '18. We've narrowed down to a list of about 17 places. Looking to get a local's opinion of these places, but also establish contacts for when we do move (es...