Harrison Colunga
Is it possible to start out in Southern California with $35k?
I know in Southern California standards $35k is not a lot and wont get me as far as if I were to start out of state. I would start out of state but I have 0 connections and get analysis paralysis while trying to find ...
Tom V.
How I made almost a million dollars on my “first” house renovation
BackgroundI have learned a lot from people on the BiggerPockets boards and I wanted to offer some of my experience in the hope that someone else could find some useful information. I started following the real estate ...
Trace Martin
Texas markets and Visiting next week (Mostly Houston, Austin, and Dallas)
I am looking into Houston and Dallas mostly, but other parts of Texas as well. What are the best strategies in these markets and what do y'all like about the market and the city as a whole to live in. I am looking t...
Chris Kane
Has housing mania hit your market?
I recently lost out on a duplex in an up and coming area of town that had 8 offers, including mine, the first day it hit the market. The duplex is located right next to one of my other properties so I have been sendin...
Joshua Martin
Starting the Snowball ~ Diary of a Direct Mail Campaign
Hey gang, I've seen a lot of these posts where people aspire to document their progress on a campaign or flip or deal, and then all of a sudden they disappear off the site and leave you wondering what the hell happen...
Amy Martin
Tenants added more to walk-through list 10 days AFTER moving in
This is my first rental and I thought I have found very good tenants...But I'm concerned about this list of "problems" I'm getting from my tenants. The lease started from beginning of April but tenants didn't actually...
Ashlee Andrews
Stessa--new cash management feature
Does anyone use Stessa for collection of monthly rental income? What program do you use for rent collection? (automatic late fee generated program)
Ray Jhala
To permit or not to permit!
Hey Everyone! I purchased my first rental, a duplex, in January of this year. After the tenants left last month I started the rehab process to bring the units up to speed and increase rents to market rates.
The sco...
Alisha Mingus
Lease option, subject to. Should I? Its in North Carolina.
I was just approached with a house(nice little 3-1 1056 sq ft) that a friend of mine is wanting out of. They cant sell and dont want to rent. She said she would let me take over payments if i wanted it. Listing on thi...
Jasmine Russell
Rages to riches, or at least fairly wealthy
I'm wondering if anyone would like to share a short cap of their story. Have any of you started Real Estate with no money or very little? Where are you now? What niche did you start in? I don't buy into all the hype v...