Sabrina Brown
Difficulty selling rental properties at loan amount
I own 3 rental properties in Memphis and have been renting them out since I got them. However, last year I tried to sell them at 25% below market value and still only got offers for less than the loan amount. I ende...
Account Closed
Looking to Help Beginners ! (Investing , Financing, Managing)
Hey all, I am on bigger pockets simply because I want to help beginners make that leap like I had to all on my own before I knew about bigger pockets. A quick blurb on my experience : I am a serial House Hacker I am ...
Debbie Lee
Please help $41,000 paid to a guru company to be refunded !
Hi to all investors out there, hope you have any advise or resource to help me out.About 3 weeks ago I paid about $41,000 to a real estate investing company. After I have paid, their attitude and responsibility promis...
Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
Onan Dumas
Looking for a good GC in Dallas, Texas (Where to start?)
I am looking for a General Contractor here in Dallas and have not had any luck finding them at any REI meetings. What other moves do you guys (and gals!) suggest. What I am looking for is a GC that I can be very h...
Aaron Clements
Skilled rehab labor in Indy
Hi BP!
I'm just starting out on my first project. Fix to rent duplex in Indianapolis.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a source for skilled but affordable rehabers in Indy? We're looking for 1-3 solid t...
Drew Cameron
Heloc to pay off mortgage faster
I recently came across a new strategy that I don't quite understand and it sounds too good to be true. The principal is simple. Use your heloc to pay your mortgage and funnel all your funds in and out of it like a che...
Jamael Reed
Going To Get My First Property Under Contract This Saturday, Any Advice on What To Say, I'm Nervous...
So,I have my first meeting with a seller this Saturday to get my first property under contract. I have no idea on what to expect or what he expects from me. Is there anything special i should do or say. I don't want m...
Cal C.
How much have you spent on Real Estate Education?
I've probably bought a couple of dozen books over the years and I've spend a few hundred on my BP plus membership, so a few hundred dollars in total. Best book I've read is @J Scott 's The book on Flipping Houses. I...
Tyler Baldwin
Biden introduces plan to increase taxes on Real Estate investors
Presidential candidate Joe Biden plans is announcing a $775 Billion dollar plan to boost Child and Elderly care. It’s a decade long plan that will be paid for by reducing or eliminating 1031 tax breaks for real estate...