Airbnb has changed, and if you don’t change with it, you could see your income start to dwindle. The good news? If you get ahead of the curve, you could make SUBSTANTIALLY more money from every short-term rental you o...
Jeff Sims
What kind of car do you drive?
Just a fun post here. I have been a SFR investor for 15 years and now have $2M in rental RE while working a full time career. The cash flow was tight for years it seemed but the snowball of debt paydown is rolling b...
Ryan Van Puffelen
15 vs. 30 year mortgage
Greetings all,
Am new to the real estate investing world and am curious to get everyone's thoughts on whether they finance at 15 years vs. 30 years? Currently looking at both single family and multi-family o...
Adam Hoak
How should I raise rents on an old tenant?
I have a duplex that I would like to buy. It currently has a vacant side and a rented side. The rented side is for $575 and below market average which is $750. She is elderly (mid 70s) and has lived there for 13 years...
Svetlana Kazantseva
General Contractors refusing to quote without them buying materials
Hi all! We have a really hard time finding a general contractor for our repair project in a buy & hold SFH in Kansas City, MO. We hired a property manager after purchasing the house and both contractors they sent ...
Joshua Dorkin
Diary of a New Construction Project
Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
John Burtle
Making offers on houses but the real estate agent isn't happy
Do you guys ever make offers on properties and the real estate agent tells you you're being ridiculous with your offer and that he isn't up for telling the home owner your offer because its too low? Here's a quick run...
Cara Lonsdale
Depreciation - What the heck??!
A few questions...........To what extend does depreciation really affect a person's taxes/capital gains on a property when it is sold?Does it benefit or harm a person to claim LITTLE TO NO depreciation each year on a ...