Sean Michael
Should I rent or sell?
I’ve been wanting to find a rental property since I started listening to bigger pockets, so when my wife and I decided we wanted to relocate from Denver to San Diego I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to rent...
Arthur Kineard
Dumb idea being my own contractor on commercial construction project.
I think I want to be my own contractor for a pretty large commercial project. Am I crazy for doing this? I could just hire a contractor to do it but my experience here with contractors has been they are SLOW. In Panam...
Brandon H.
Jacksonville, FL - SFH new construction
Long time reader, first time poster here. I wanted to include the details of my most recent deal and open it up to critiques and suggestions. I am working with a turnkey company (JAX Investments) and Suncoast Proper...
Clint S.
Success With First SFH Rental! But Please Don't Fish In My Hole!
Last summer I decided to take the plunge and buy my first single family home ("SFH") to rent, so my money could start working for me instead of me always working for my money. I had discovered Bigger Pockets ("BP") e...
Joe Koppel
Rental Insurance quote seems way too high??
I'm buying a turnkey rental in KC MO for 81k and I was recommended REI Guard Home Insurance so I checked them out and got a quote. It was $831 to $892 per year for two different options. This seems sky high to me sinc...
Tom Pignatello
Grant Cardone Says Don't Invest Until You have $100k
I have been listening to Grant Cardone's podcasts and watching his youtube videos after hearing him on show 108 of the BP Podcast. He says that you should not invest in real estate and do your first deal until you $10...
Nick Rittmann
Tampa, Fort Myers, or HAWAII??
Hi Bigger Pockets,My family and I are considering moving to one of these 3 areas:->Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida->Fort Myers/Cape Coral/Naples, Florida->Oahu (Honolulu), Maui, or the western side of the Big I...
Silvia B.
How do you handle your criminal background/credit check fee?
My tenants of 3 years will be moving and I will be going through the application process again. I was thinking that I would begin to process the basics of the applications first : verifying employment, income and pre...
Brian R.
Reserves vs. spending/enjoying cashflow
I was hoping to poll those willing to share on your personal practices for keeping reserves as buy and hold investors. If you are willing to shed some light on your philosophy behind your practices that would be even ...
Daniel O.
What could possibly go wrong?
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Cautionary Tale for Newbies and Not-So-NewbiesThis post is intended to share some observations gained from more than a decade as a real estate investor, and to offer some words of cauti...