Jamie Fankhauser
What book has helped you the most? and why?
Whether it be REI, Personal development, leadership, mindset, etc. - what book has impacted you in a major way and why? Looking to add some recommendations to my reading list!
Account Closed
The BIG problem with buying/selling houses in the suburbs!
I'm a 19-year-old college student in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I recently talked to a doctor who is aspiring to live in Manhattan, New York about real estate.When I asked him about how I wanted to start investing in r...
Ricky Stafford
Rehab for Rental - Be own contractor or hire one?
I'm curious how most investors handle their rehabs/remodels.I have a space that needs completely gutted and it is going to be a big job. It will require everyone - electrician, contractor, plumber, sheet rock, floorin...
James R.
Tenant gets "Attitude Adjustment"
I sometimes have to give tenants, what I call an "attitude adjustment".Below is an email that I sent to a tenant. In her email, she talked about invoicing me for when she had to talk to the utility company. I sent t...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking “Biggest Mistake/Lessons Learned” Stories for BP Magazine
Hello BP Investors!
I am looking for stories about your biggest real estate mistake, and what you learned from it, for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine. If selected, your story, name and company will be featured in the ...
Clay Ickes
"Millennials Should Be Happy They Are Stuck Renting"
My dad sent me this article today: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-11-04/millennials-should-be-happy-they-are-stuck-rentingWhich one of you wrote this?!
Svetlana Kazantseva
General Contractors refusing to quote without them buying materials
Hi all! We have a really hard time finding a general contractor for our repair project in a buy & hold SFH in Kansas City, MO. We hired a property manager after purchasing the house and both contractors they sent ...
Joseph M.
To Get a Permit or Not to Get One
I am renovating my primary home that I plan to live in for 10+ year and probably much longer than that. We have had multiple contractors and others suggest maybe not getting permits due to the fact that the house is i...
Account Closed
Whats the most amazing inexpensive countertop on the planet?
Hello BP! :)Just closed, with a group of investors and myself, on a 50+ unit apartment building.We have to rehab the whole thing over the next 18 months and my GC and I have a small bet on the counter-tops.I believe t...
Matthew Wright
Therapy/emotional support dog
Anybody have experience with tenant proposing they get a dog for "medical" reasons? She knows there's a no dog policy and has been in the building a while. I do not allow dogs, and this dog she's proposing will not be...