Virginia Jones
Should I get involved with mobile homes?
I live in a town where one side of the railroad tracks is "good" and the other is "bad". The majority of my town are renters and there is a fair amount of mobile homes. I'm a Dave Ramsey listener and he is totally ag...
Amanda Sutherlin
Body of Arkansas Real Estate Agent Found: Hits home as I have to show by myself
Body of Arkansas Real Estate Agent found, this is so sad! Praying for the family. This hits me hard as I have to show property by myself and the thought has crossed my mind as to what could happen. Things I do:Never s...
Justin Harford
My tenant got shot. What do I do?
Greetings bigger pockets.I need urgent help. I am living in an owner occupied duplex and renting out the other side. This is my first rental and I closed last December.My tenant just got shot last night. It's not clea...
Ravi Chhabra
Is it time to jump ship?
Hi BP Community - I purchased my first rental property in Frankford Philadelphia back in March 2021. I was hoping for it to be the first of many in the Philadelphia area. I wanted to use this property as a way to lear...
Will Gaston
Nearing 1,000 College Student Tenants: Here's what I've Learned
All:I've recently spoken to a few REIA groups in my area about my business and I thought it would be a good idea to share this info in the forums.I've been investing in college student rentals for 12 years and current...
Thadeous Larkin
New Colorado Springs STR Ordinance Proposal
If you've spoken with me for more than 10 minutes, you know I'm a big fan of STRs and AirBnB as both a host (SuperHost, in fact, nbd, just a celebrity here) and as a traveler. I find that STRs are a great way to ex...
Renay Reese
Open Carry, Concealed carry or no carry while do business
I am an advocate of "its better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it" I do know some people don't feel comfortable with open carry. I have heard the argument it is safer for some people to draw a...
Belinda R.
Newbie Can't sell Flip!
BL: Purchased HUD property Dec 2013 for $32k, rehab costs and expenses were$34k. thats 66k cash of my own money in the deal. The good thing is that I dont have any holding costs other than utilities and property taxes...
Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
Paula Impala
Norada Capital Management suspending payments
I invested in Norada Capital Management and was coming here to connect with others who have invested. Did not receive my payment from Norada this month (June) and just received the following notification in my email....