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Katherine T. Help.. Struggling to rent first investment property
1 February 2016 | 66 replies

Hello BP,  I bought my first property in Pelham, Alabama  September 2015.  I am still holdiing it and now I am getting quiet discouraged and almost doubtful of investing via rentals. The property is marketed in Craigl...

Matt Finneseth Put cash flow towards principle?
9 December 2016 | 42 replies

This is something that I haven't seen yet as far as an investment strategy. I've thought about taking the cash flows from the rental and putting it towards the principle on the loan in order to expedite acquisition of...

Lee G. Factoring in Property Management is Overrated
29 December 2017 | 86 replies

Is factoring in property management into your investment spreadsheet overrated?Cons of property management: I always care about my property more than property manager, lower ROI, and the probability you lose touch wit...

Twana Rasoul If you are starting out, DO NOT pay for mentorship
15 July 2021 | 212 replies

It is pretty amazing to find just how many people are offering "mentorship" for 10s of thousands of dollars to newbies who want to get into real estate.  What is more amazing is the amount of people actually buying th...

Nancy Roth Mentoring programs
19 August 2013 | 57 replies

Hi, I'm considering joining a mentoring program run by a successful local wholesaler to help me develop a wholesaling business. In addition to counseling and reinforcement, the mentor would offer me contract forms, ac...

Joshua Dorkin Updating the BiggerPockets Influence System
16 May 2012 | 190 replies

Hey All -
One of our upcoming projects is to update our influence system to one that better reflects a user's influence on the site.

We will be transforming the system from the current limitless influence scale to a...

Joshua Dorkin The Media's Negative Spin on Flipping Houses and Investors
3 January 2013 | 74 replies

Here's a report from CNN Money on flipping houses that continues the trend of media and government negativity on the housing situation:
House Flipping

Pay special attention to the reporter's remarks about flipping pl...

Evan Parker Congratulations! You Gentrify: Displacing a Community
7 August 2019 | 200 replies

This question is one I pose to anyone who has an opinion on the topic. Obviously we're all here because we like something about the idea of REI and passive income. As the process goes, we find a "good deal" in some ar...

Philip Bennett Illegal immigrants as tenants
16 January 2018 | 273 replies

I have an applicant for a property in Anchorage, Alaska that is wanting to sign a lease for a family member that is an illegal immigrant. The individual wanting to sign the lease is unable to provide a completed appli...

Jay Hinrichs So much for Millenials not buying homes and renting all their lif
10 March 2019 | 65 replies

now of course this is major media and all the slants that come with it.. just like media saying that folks are not going to buy houses and they prefer to rent..now you have the opposite  LOL  see article for your read...