Rick Baggenstoss
Is your primary house an investment?
In another thread this debate was started. Is your primary dwelling an investment?
One argument for is that you expect your primary dwelling to appreciate, therefore, it is an investment.
However, an a...
Michinori Kaneko
Property manager pocketing late fees
Hi BP,I have used my property manager for about 9 months now, so far i've been happy with what they have been doing. I signed a contract with them back then, and every property which I have acquired and managed has b...
Joshua Dorkin
Beware of the Real Estate Guru Trap: What to Look for & How to Protect Yourself
Blogger Andrew MacDonald, yesterday posted an article on the BiggerPockets Blog that is an absolute MUST READ for anyone considering spending their money on a real estate guru.
The article breaks down both the typica...
Douglas Gratz
What is the new construction process? Dig lot, pour concrete, etc
Hello, I am doing my first new construction and at first I was very confident, but no, not so much. A lot of my flips took longer than anticipated which resulted in me having to find money for the closing.I did! but ...
David Oldenburg
Wholesaling Caution Not The Great Deal You Thought
I wish there was a State or Federal license required to wholesale and pitch wholesale deals. I see countless "deals" that are not deals, or even close to being a deal. Many of these wholesalers have no real estate ex...
David Song
Why to avoid < 50 k properties
If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.
Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...
Colleen Prescott
Should I not invest out of state?
I just got a Bigger Pockets email with an article about all the reasons I should not invest out of state. I live in the SF Bay Area and can not afford to buy in state and that article scares the s*^+ out of me.
If I ...
Arthur P.
Coronavirus and late or no rent payments
What is the plan when tenants can’t work and cannot make rent payments? It has already started for me.
Matt R.
Bitcoin is 10k again what are you going to do now?
Just curious what other investors think. Is this just another hype deal or is this a new reality for possible rent collection?
Side note, I tried to sell a house for bitcoin in 2013 with no takers or even one response.
Ami Sapir
An American Nightmare
My name is Ami and I have made a pretty big mess of things. Here are some details of my life:- Sales Manager of a sales team in the IT universe earning about $85k/yr- Wife has an office job paying her $60k/yr- We owe...