Will Barnard
The Occupants from Hell!
I am currently dealing with some occupants (who are no more than squatters) and getting them out so I can get in and start the rehab has been a daunting process. Typically, I get them out with cash for keys and it is ...
Peter Vekselman
Success Rate in Real Estate...Shockingly Low
If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing? Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...
Traver Freeman
Buy and Hold Markets for Beginners
I've been doing research on markets for buy and hold for about a month now. I'm checking unemployment rates, population growth, purchase price, rent rates, percentage of renters, etc. and I'm still having trouble iden...
Dion DePaoli
Loan Investing....do you even workout, bro?
A humorous tag line but a series topic. (grab a soda, this will take moment)One of the things that I like most about BP is the ability to come here and talk at varying depths about something that I am extremely passi...
Greg S.
A Beginner's Wholesaling Journey
Hello everyone. I've been a BP member for a few months now, and I've previously been documenting my progress here:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/67333-a-newbies-birddogging-journal
I decided to star...
Axel Meierhoefer
I love my Turnkey Investments. BP is skeptical. Am I just lucky?
I have a strategy I call out of state turnkey residential investing or "OOS TK SFR". We have all our properties in this model and have great experiences for several year now. When I speak to people here on BP, a lot o...
Kay Yu
share your turnkey experiences
i see lots of questions about turnkeys, but very few real-life experiences. (i did find one). So, for those who did buy a turnkey, would you be willing to share your story? Specifically, what did you expect? and ...
Andrew Meyer
Convension vs FHA
So I am under contract on a duplex. I can do a 30 year conventional with 15% down at about 4% APR, or a FHA with 3.5% down at about 4.65% APR. Pretty much it works out to be about $160/month difference in payments, bu...
Scott Trench
Tenants Who Pay a Full Year Upfront
Are bad news, according to nearly every experienced landlord I've seen chime in on these types of threads. However, it seems that many newbie investors (some with even less than my three years experience) like to chim...
Sharad M.
Sub$30k - Property pictures
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