Jessica Y.
Craigslist scam??
Hi everyone,I recently joined BP and have been impressed by the amount of resources on here! We are just starting out in REI, and I have the extra time to learn more as I am only work part-time at the moment. When s...
Josh Schaap
Driving for Dollars - Direct Mail Campaign Advice
I've been doing some driving for dollars and I've gathered a decent list of properties I'm interested in with owner's names. I'm really trying to dig up some deals in this tough market. I'm embarking on my first direc...
Andrew Holmes
Why Investors Fail? Part 1
This post will probably make a few if not a lot of folks mad but I figured why not mention realities of investing in real estate. My Opinion: Most investors over time will have marginal results at best when they inves...
Joe Fairless
Closed on 320 Unit Last Week: 6 Ways to Break into the Biz
I closed on a 320 unit last week and have had a lot of people ask me how they can break into the multifamily syndication biz (i.e. raising money and buying apts with investors). I documented my lessons learned on my l...
Account Closed
tenant wants to stay for 3 years+, what to do?
tenant intiially voiced they wanted to stay at least 4 years due to the school district before signing. we are almost through year one with them, and will need to restructure our lease in a few months. they have been...
Aaron Laprade
Going to be doing my first 1031 exchange. Need Help where to invest it
I will soon be selling my rental condo in downtown Tampa and I should walk away with $500k. I would like recommendations as where i should go to invest it. I want to be out of Florida as I live there and have other pr...
Denise Dresbach
Struggling with direction to take
Hi all,I have been reading Bigger Pockets for a couple years now and recently started listening to the pod casts and love it! I am writing today to get some advice.I bought my first investment property almost 2 years ...
Andrew Bjorklund
Inherited tenant that needs to go
My wife and I are buying our first multi-family home and expect to close soon (yay!). We will be house-hacking a tri-plex. One unit is empty that we will live in and the other two units have long time tenants. Both te...
Hermilo Garcia
How many Properties do you look at before Buying?
Hello everyone,I am new to real estate investing, and have been reading some of Robert Kiyosaki's books on investing.For real estate, he says he follows the 100 to 10 to 3 to 1 method. He looks at 100 properties, make...
Casey Crotty
Tenant failed to report sewer issue
Hello all - I have a situation and would like some advice. First some background: I own 6 duplexes and 1 SFH in Fort Wayne, IN. Recently a tenant moved into one of the duplex units. Almost immediately there were se...