Scott Trench
Poll: Landlords - Were You Working Full-Time When you Started?
Landlords - Help the new folks out and let them know what you were doing with you bought your first property! Can you get started in real estate investing while working a full-time job? Click Here to Take the Poll!Cli...
Luis Guerra
The 25% property management fee was killing my STR profits
Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...
Jack B.
Memphis buy and hold investment company
Hello,I've been a RE investor for 4 years. I own three houses (two rentals and my primary residence) with a fourth under contract. I was looking to buy 2 more rentals until I saw the add on this site for Memphisbuyand...
Phil C.
Access to Capital - What to do next
Currently me and a partner own and manage 12 units. We are looking to add more units and grow but are not sure exactly the best way to do this. I know we have access to capital using debt financing (~$100k or more @...
Justin Lentz
Newbie Investor - Long Distance Rental Investing
Hello BiggerPockets!My name is Justin, I am new to real estate investing and I am excited to contribute to the BP community. I am based in San Francisco and I am originally from Tampa, FL. Given the expensive nature o...
Callum K.
Repayment of 2008 first time home buyer tax credit
In 2008 I purchased my first home and qualified for the $7500 tax credit loan that requires a repayment over the next 15 years. I made the $500 payment in 2010 and 2011 but in 2012 I converted my home to a rental pro...
Justin Case
When to drop rent?
I have a unit available May 1st. I have shown it to twenty parties. I received two applications. First party would be a great tenant but did not make enough money, had very low combined income, past on them.
Second a...
Mike V.
A quick update everyone should add to their VRBO rental agreement
I own and self manage several properties in Hawaii via VRBO and AirBnB. I've never had any major problems but i've recent incident that caused me to make an adjustment to all my rental agreements going forward.I had ...
Aaron S.
Life advice on what to do here? Uncertain couple.
What would you do?
35m/28f couple. Household income $275k/yr
-TSP #1: $205,000.
-TSP #2: $76,000
-Brokerage and Savings: $40,000
-long-term rental property, VA loan, cash flows $200/mo. est. $100k in equity. B...
Payton Pearson
Finding Business Partners Who Are Serious
So, as we all know, real estate investing tends to be a very high barrier-to-entry venture, and therefore having partners who can invest with you is very much desirable. However, finding people who are more than simpl...