Nat C.
Moral dilemma on raising rent
I'm in a crux about what to do on 2 rentals. I've never raised the rent on both properties since the tenants moved in. One tenant has been there 5 years and the other nearly 7 years.I would like to start with a prelud...
Alan Goetsch
Connected Investors Largest REI Scam on the Internet
We signed up for Connected Investors 9-4-16. At the same time we where gullible enough to likewise put out information through the CiX site looking for lenders. Allegedly all the lenders on the CiX site have been vett...
Michael Calvey
Unpacking the Rent Crisis: It's Not Just Greedy Landlords..
TL;DR: Recent article suggests rent hikes aren't just about landlord greed - rising costs across the board are a major factor.
Just read an eye-opening article about the recent rent crisis. It challenged my assumpti...
Andrew James
Carribbean hot spots within the next few years
Hello, I am fairly new to bigger pockets and this is my first forum question. I was wondering if anyone has experience with traveling to the Caribbean or buying properties in the Caribbean. I am wanting to purchase a ...
Nick Colvill
Buying multiple properties in year 1 - can I keep this up?
Jumping in to real estate was a well-calculated move. I live in San Jose, and this market is notorious for making people lose faith in their ability to purchase. I bought my primary residence in May of 2017 - a brand ...
Darius Parsia
The future of RE investing - 5 and 10 year outlook
The future of Real Estate investing is in danger, and it's going to take a lot of creativity and unity to thrive over the next decade.
Those of you who've been in it for the past 10 or 20 years can see the writing o...
Jack B.
Will housing crash in 2026 or has it already crashed? Expert called last two crashes.
This guy called the last two crashes, says there will be one in 2026 too. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-12...But we have the lowest demand since the 90's, even lower than the 2008 crash. Pr...
Jay Hinrichs
Todays Jobs Reports on the news
If you saw the news this morning JOBs report is not as good as anticipated.I dont know about other parts of the country but when I went to a Panda Express to buy MIss Lori some lunch big poster for hiring15.50 an hour...
Bill Plymouth
What's with the animosity towards whole-salers?
Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
Ronald Starusnak
How To Evict Old Ladies?
Hey guys, I have a sad situation that I am going to be involved in soon. I am closing on an 11 unit building and two or three of the tenants have been living at their apartments for 15+ years and only paying $300/mont...