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There are a lot of discussions on the site about starting out, but I find that those discussions where people share the challenges they went through on difficult deals are the best to learn from.
So . . .
What Was Y...
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Attention real estate investors: I'm curious -- what's a snapshot of your typical daily schedule (or are there no 'typical days')? Do you wake up at 5:00 a.m., run 5 miles with your dog, make waffles from scratch and ...
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The SCARLETT Method
I’ll start off this essay with a quick disclaimer, I in no way, created the idea of renting out homes by the room. All I did was formulate an acronym and implemented a few practices to keep...
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I'm looking to replace the flooring in an entire unit and debating between these two products. Although both Allure and Stainmaster have been around for a while, their waterproof lines are relatively new, so I haven't...
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Here's the situation: I bought a 16-unit complex in Fresno in May. It's in a bad neighborhood and I knew it would take a lot of work so I hired a property management company. Normally I manage my own properties, but I...
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I've been a bigger pockets member for some time now and I love seeing success stories. I'm obsessed with the Podcasts and reading discussions and forums. However, I haven't made the jump yet into real estate investing...
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I'm hoping to find some advice from some aribnb'ers using the rental arbitrage method.
Any advice on getting landlords to deal with me.
It really is better than the hassle of typical tenant issues.
Thanks in adv...
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Hi,
I'm a software engineer from Amsterdam, I've rented a couple flats and rooms and (seemingly) landlords spend a lot of time with things that could be done more easily, like scheduling maintenance, upstream billing...
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I have 13 properties. I don't know if it's everyone being home quarantined or what, but it seems like everything is breaking. Water heaters, septic stuff, and the random phone call for a cow being in the back yard. An...
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Hello BP Investors!
My name is Bryan Higgins, I am new to Bigger Pockets, and in the beginning of my investing career. My main focus is residential buy and hold to rent properties out.
My entire life...