Thomas Neuberth
Purchasing in-laws' home & renting back versus providing loan to pay off mortgage
Simply put, my future in-laws did not plan for their future.They periodically ask my fiancee for assistance with emergency expenses. I see her future burden, financially, but more importantly emotionally, as my burden...
Pete Blankenship
Mobile AL Commercial Real Estate: Economic overview
Title: Navigating Mobile, AL: A Primer on the Commercial Real Estate MarketWelcome to the heart of the Gulf Coast! Mobile, Alabama, is not only a cultural hub but also a burgeoning center for commercial real estate in...
David Ivy
May 2017 Market Report
*The post's title is a mistake. This is the June 2017 report.*The June 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS®. As I pointed out in an earlier BiggerPockets thread here, the ...
Donald Lear
Establishing a Plan for the Future
Hello BiggerPockets, my name is Donald and I'm currently in Norfolk, VA, working towards my Masters in Aerospace Engineering. I have a year left before I'm done and into the workplace proper, and I wanted to start le...
Dan D.
Cellphone Ringtone
Okay, I currently work fulltime. I have two cellphones. One for work, and another that I carry most of my non-work applications on. Phones are identical except for the case. (Samsung S3's).I get calls on both, and...
Aldwin De Torres
VERY new REI from San Jose, CA
Hey everyone! This place is amazing! I wish this was around 10 years ago (I'm 33 now). Background: I was always interested in accumulating wealth at a young age, but fell victim to the cookie cutter mentality of 1) go...
Ben C.
GCing your own projects
Hello,I own an LLC (my development company under which I buy and sell properties) and just wrapping up my 4th new construction project. So fair to say I have gained a lot of knowledge. As a result I have made the deci...
Warren Fanaken
Canadian buying in the States
Hello everyone,
I'm a Canadian investor, who has a few properties in the GTA. My goal is to become financially independent as soon as possible and at this point the only way I see that being remotely feasible is to s...
Dominique Pradel-Lewis
Needed short term or rental without a lease in Pittsburgh
Are there any rentals in Pittsburgh not requiring a lease? I am not sure how long it will take me to find a house but I would rather rent month to month than commit to a year lease. What are the penalties? Can I jus...
Silvia B.
Shower drain hair catchers
Does anyone supply their rentals with shower stall drain hair catchers (such as the OXO brands)? Our renters of 3 years moved out and I found a HUGE wad of long hair plugging the master bath shower stall drain that wa...