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Melanie Stephens Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
8 December 2021 | 123 replies

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

Christian Podedworny Building low income housing using Shipping Containers ?
26 January 2019 | 65 replies

I am looking to build a 5-15 unit multifamily complex using shipping containers which are fully built from China.After having read dozens of articles about building multifamily using shipping containers I am convinced...

Justin Young Concerning the article about building wealth
8 March 2017 | 96 replies

I just read the article that was on this site " Investing in rental properties won't build wealth but this will".

To sum it up and NOT verbatim is says, it's a good idea to invest in rental properties but to think ...

Chuck Kramer Disrupting the Real Estate Sales? Will RE Agents be extinct?
12 April 2018 | 96 replies

I am curious on what BP members think the impact that growth in real estate investing, wholesaling, and direct-buy practices is having on the old agency-model of buying/selling? Has anyone come across any articles or ...

Alex Silang Getting called a "slumlord" by friends and family
19 October 2015 | 96 replies

I bought 2 triplexes in blue collar areas. I am very good landlord, I always fix things on time. I'll do extra stuff - for example last week it came down to repair the fridge or buying a new one. I went with buying a ...

Giani Brussich Please help me understand why STR is considered evil by locals?
8 September 2022 | 63 replies

If this is the wrong place for this, please remove it.Recently, I have seen a lot of threads/posts come up on social media (I know, not very reliable or the truth) about how bad/hated STR is for local neighborhoods. W...

Jim K. Important lesson learned cheap, passing it on
19 February 2020 | 54 replies

This year, I had an impressive first in my landlording career. I've already had to change out two legacy bathroom sink drain assembles in two rentals in two months. Anyone who has had to do work on bathroom vanity dra...

Shiloh Lundahl At what point in time does a college education not make sense?
3 November 2019 | 60 replies

There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...

Josh Lyons Does a landlord need a pickup truck?
2 September 2018 | 113 replies

My wife and I are planning to get a second vehicle. We've been able to get by with one to save more money. We're planning to buy our first rental property asap and plan to manage it ourselves, at least to start.  I've...

Mark Caudill Has anyone reviewed S2A modular? Just doing my diligence
19 September 2023 | 241 replies

There is a new green modular company out of hemet, ca. S2A Modular Went thru their presentation yesterday. Just wanted to see if anyone else has looked into them. Supposedly they can build a custom or one of their pr...