Mike McKinzie
Dear Property Management Companies....
and Property Managers in general,Just about no one on Bigger Pockets is as big a defender of Property Managers as I am. While some folks are great DYI people and can manage their own properties well, I am a firm beli...
Christine Wagner
Mack companies Chicago
My husband and I invested in a property with Mack about five years ago. We intended to do several but within the first year it started going bad. Awful tenants, evictions, drops in rent. Nearly impossible to get an...
Nick B.
50% of the house for sale! What's there for an investor?
Hello BP!I saw a very strange SFH listing today. A seller owns this house together with his family member and wants to sell his share (50%) without occupancy rights. The sale price equals to the unpaid mortgage amount...
Ben Leybovich
The most Violent Confrontation
Well,You guys all likely made your resolutions for this new 2015 year. Not to dump a bucket of ice-cold water on you, but just to remind you newbies out there - it's a lot easier to get in than to stay in this game.T...
Sarah D.
Cost of painting vs DIY
It's 10pm. I'm about to start washing gross bathroom walls in the apartment we're renovating to prepare to sand and paint. I'm on BP because I don't want to do it...I see people talk about hiring painters that can kn...
Linda Weygant
Idiot Wholesalers and why they are awful - a story about Amoove.
This post is NOT for the wholesalers that are smart, know what they are doing and successfully bring both happy buyers and sellers together. I know some of those guys and this post is not for you.This post IS for all...
Dr. Jordan E Smith
How much monthly cash flow should you get on a rental property?
I have been reading a lot of books on rental property investments and have heard varying opinions on what qualifies as a "good" rental property investment based on monthly cash flow. I've read anywhere from $80 to $60...
Tim S.
Investable areas between Seattle and Tacoma?
I'm thinking about buying some property in the general area <$200k. I want to avoid the bubble of Seattle proper. I'm a little bit familiar with Tacoma, it's a possibility, but wanted to know if there is an area in...
Kyle Bigger
Seasoned investor wanting to walk away from it all
Hey BP! I have an interesting and important dilemma in real estate that I don't feel gets touched on enough. It's something I've been struggling with for years, despite the tremendous success I've had over the last fe...
Ryan Rush
Getting discouraged. Everything is going wrong at once.
Everything has gone wrong all at once. I have 13 doors- which you would think would be able to handle about any issues that popped up, but the issues have happened too fast. I had insurance require roofs to be done- s...