Aaron Lietz
Wholesaling Mentor Programs: Are they worth it?
Hello all, I've been reading, listening, and studying real estate investment pathways for a couple of years now and one thing I keep coming across are RE wholesaler "mentor" programs. Here I'm thinking of courses like...
Shaun Caldwell
Anyone own rentals in the ghetto?
I recently came across a small duplex that is FSBO in a ghetto. I've heard about the strong cash flow properties in low income areas can produce but I'm also aware of the downfalls of investing in not so favorable are...
Corey Dutton
Interview with a Banker – Why Banks Still Aren’t Lending
With the exception of community banks and credit unions, most would agree that banks still aren’t lending. “Hogwash!” some of you bankers who are reading this will probably say.
As a follow up to a post I did nearly...
Jon Klaus
What would you do with $50K in a SD-IRA?
What would you do with $50K in a SD-IRA? Assume you wanted an annual return of >18%.
Alex Varner
Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...
Julie Kern
First Deal: SFR or Student Rental?? - Brainstorming
We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR. But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...
Carter J.
Why should I *not* invest in turnkey properties?
Hi everyone, I'm looking to start off in real estate investing. I've done a ton of research on BRRRR, flipping, wholesaling, and a bunch of other various strategies. They all have their various pros & cons. Given ...
Coe Davis
Market crash prep
What do you do when you purchase a house, rent it out and then the market crashes and the house is no longer worth paying such a high rent rate to potential renters comaparing them to other houses but you are still s...
Julie S.
Emotional Support Animal/Tenants
I just finished cleaning out a property that was damaged because of pets. Now I put a stiff penalty in the lease for bringing unauthorized animals on or into the property. Tenants signed lease Feb 1st. Now, 6 weeks...
Christina Kim
Invest in one local (SoCal) property or Multiple out of state?
My husband and I have only done one deal in the past year (out of state), and we want to crank things up and get more things happening. We've been able to save enough to do something in the Southern California market,...