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Bryan H. Why do contractors only send the estimate 10%-25% of the time?
27 July 2021 | 26 replies

BP Community,I live in the Denver Metro city of Centennial, Colorado.  It boggles my mind how many contractors come to do a site walkthrough, promise to provide an estimate within a few business days, and never send i...

Sharlene Burch what age did you start your real estate investment career
30 October 2019 | 188 replies

Good Morning Bigger Pockets!! Hey just curious what age you were when you started investing in real estate. Little background on me. I'm 59 have a great job in an industry that I'm burned out in. Live 3 hours from fri...

Alicia Marks QOTW: What is the funniest thing to happen to you in RE Investing
18 December 2021 | 111 replies

With the stress of the holidays looming, I thought it could be fun to share the lighter side of real estate. What are some of the funniest experiences you've had as an investor? How did you handle it? What would you d...

Chaz Mathias Should you Protect your Assets with a Prenup?
25 August 2018 | 99 replies

Hi All,I wanted to begin a discussion on prenuptial agreements when bringing assets into a new marriage. I know this is a controversial topic, however I thought that the BiggerPockets community was the best place to b...

Account Closed Thoughts on real estate agents carrying firearms...
5 January 2016 | 89 replies

Hello, all. I tried to look through the forums for a related topic to this, but couldn't find one. With all the news of mass shootings, more and more people are buying weapons for their own protection. This isn't to s...

Account Closed Help With Mobile Home Repairs PLEASE!
6 May 2017 | 27 replies

We just got our first mobile home deal, and are looking for some guidance on working out the logistics of doing mobile home repairs. We are to instruct Contractors/handymen that we solicit to NOT include costs of ...

GL L. Texas Agent Telling me I have to put up $200 for option to get out of bad inspection?
5 August 2015 | 31 replies

According to my agent  if I want the option to get out  of my buy contract if  inspection report bad, then I would need to  pay $200 or more.    Otherwise   I would lose my ernest money .  She says it is not mandatory...

Stefanie Jensen I want to buy a rental now, my husband wants to wait a see.
26 September 2017 | 183 replies

I have my real estate license, I study the market. I read all the great investing books, I listen to the bigger pockets podcast religiously. I am so ready to let our money work for us, instead of us working for our m...

Matt Higgins 60 minutes homeless crisis ideas for Seattle
24 March 2020 | 76 replies

Just watched the 60 minutes special on the homeless crisis. Very concerning when you realize that we are part of the problem. To keep our business profitable we absolutely have to screen tenants for felony’s, rental...

Nicole (Dunlap) Pendergrass My first commercial apartment building!
21 February 2022 | 179 replies

The ink has dried! (long post alert lol)
Dec 23rd, my partner and I closed on a 6 unit building in Allentown, PA!
RE Investing is a marathon, not a sprint, but it's been a muuuuch longer marathon than I initially i...