Stephen S.
What is and isn't bird dogging ?
People have brought me real estate deals for many years. Some I bought, some I didn't buy, and some I paid a finder's fee - I thought of it as a huge tip for a great service. On BP I read that this practice - tel...
James Mann
Small Town Real Estate
So Arkansas has a lot of rural communities and for the most part the market doesn't move much in these areas. When people purchase homes they tend to live in them for basically forever. Markets just stay stagnate. As ...
Jacob Morgan
Tenant screening: which flawed applicant would you go with?
I have a remodeled, multifamily building in an smaller, old railroad town which has been down on its luck for a while, but seems to be slowly improving. As such, the core neighborhoods are pretty scrappy looking and m...
Jaron Walling
Oceanpointe Investments owned property... hmmm
Hello, Newer member to Bigger Pockets but fairly knowledgeable with residential real estate. Question: I'm looking at duplex in Indianapolis, IN that's listed for $60,000. Condition looks okay from the pictures. Befor...
Lauren Hogan
How Can We Make the BiggerPockets Real Estate Marketplace Better?
BiggerPockets! I would like to hear from you about what we can do to make the Real Estate Marketplace better for investors.
If you want to share your feedback, you can do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r... o...
Larry H.
Electrician Wants 50% up front
Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors. The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front. I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front. He said he doesn't want to fund i...
Rob Jones
PM Company Making me Pay the Utility Bill
Hello BP,I'm in a situation that I'd like to hear from other owners on. The PM company I use placed a tenant in one of my properties with a lease start date of May 1st, 2019. The PM company told me everything checke...
Scott Choppin
Lifecycle of a CA Multi-Family Development Deal
Hi EveryoneAfter reading through many excellent posts, include the "Diary of a New Construction Project" by @J Scott and @Joshua Dorkin, I thought I might add our voice here on BP. I am proposing to track the entire l...
Will Gaston
Do You Think My College Students Tenants Busted this Floor Joist?
All:My handyman just called me and said that a floor joist was split underneath one of my college student rentals. Five guys live there and had friends over for the Super Bowl on Sunday night. They claim it was only "...
Alicia Marks
AMA Night: Avery Carl of "Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth"
Have questions about buying a short-term rental? Join us Wednesday, November 17th from 6-8 CST in the forums for an “Ask Me Anything” with Avery Carl.
You won’t want to miss the insights and tips from the author of “...