Shaidah K.
What would you do if your home quadrupled in value?
In 2005, we bought our home for $420,000 (Richmond BC). In 2016, we had an offer from a developer for $1.25M which we turned down because it was too sudden and we were buying our second income property. With that am...
Will Gaston
Negotiation Books: What Are Your Favorites?
All:I just had an investor friend casually mention to me that he had just left a negotiation with a seller in which he saved $10,000 on the purchase price. In one hour.That's an incredible return on his time. And it g...
Ronald Perich
Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a Terrible Book
If you look over the Best Real Estate Books blog post by @Brandon Turner you will see Rich Dad, Poor Dad as one of the best business books for real estate entrepreneurs. I will admit, I found it to be one of the best ...
Andrew Campbell
How we went from 0-72 units in 4 years
A couple of weeks ago, I shared a success story celebrating the fact that I quit my job and closed on a 202-unit the same day. A big reason I was able to do that was the fact we had built a 72-unit portfolio over the ...
Joshua Herald
Getting My Partner (wife) Onboard
Tonight we passed on our first multi-family investment. The numbers look solid but after visiting the site, there are some obvious reasons why this wouldn't make a great "House Hacking" property. My wife is used to ou...
Frank Perkins
Hesitant to start a buy-and-hold with 3 kids entering college
I have 3 kids entering college in 2025, 2028, and 2032. I'd like to have the option to send them to private high school prior as well if we think it's the best option (2021, 2024, 2028).I'm extremely attracted to the...
Jeffrey Price
Newbie Military Guy Trying to Find Right Path
Hello, Bigger Pockets team! My name is Jeff Price, and I've just started my venture into the real estate investment world. As an Air Force officer stationed in Tokyo, I'm in unique circumstances to begin my real estat...
Shawn Thom
Using Paynearme for rent
Since biggerpockets offered the discount on paynearme I jumped on it. I've been having issues signing up.
Has anyone done this as a landlord who is set up in their personal name. They keep asking about a bu...
Julie Marquez
Would you purchase a house where a murder occurred?
Before my life of BP, I found a great deal through the MLS on a house in an older A/B+ neighborhood. It was vacant, so we wander the property for a long while checking it out. I then went home and checked country reco...
Mark Kumm
The Basic Steps to Flipping a House
So youre interested in flipping homes like they do on t.v. huh. Well it is a very rewarding career if you choose it. I say career, because flipping in my opinion cannot be done part time like rentals can. It requires ...