Ali Zantout
Closed on my first 2 properties in Kansas city market
My name is Ali Zantout and I live in Kansas city, MO. I wanted to talk about my long journey to buying my first primary home that was a 5 month process and my investment property that took 2 months to close. After g...
Erin Silva
Drywall contractor shoddy work
Hi BP!
Currently flipping a property and we hired a handyman to do some ceiling drywall replacement. I now have a licensed contractor on the job working on an addition and he's saying that 1/4" drywall was installed ...
Mike Ruscica
Who loves investing in non performing residential notes?
I have been investing in non performing notes now for 11 years primarily junior liens. I just love this business and would like to hear from you first off how you are using BiggerPockets, and second if you are enjoyin...
Kristen Haynes
Excellent post on the state of the market and diversification
What a time we are living in. Just as we are emerging from the...
Joe Matthews
When to purchase first investment property?
Hi Everyone,
I am committed to getting into the rental investment game and I am starting to grow my down payment funds for my first 1 or 2 properties.
I am on track to have $20,000 by April and $40,000 15 month...
Derrick Cameron Jenkins
Big Beat STR market?
I am thinking about purchasing a single family in the Big Bear Lake Area of California. Aside from local regulations to watch out for, how is everyone else doing in the area. If anyone would like to share their report...
Chris Mason
Oakland Fire: Chatter about criminal prosecution of landlord.
Linky link. For those unaware, we had a tragedy in Oakland this past weekend. Fire. About two dozen people lived in the building. Dozens are dead, in what reads like something out of the developing world: very large p...
Lucas Hamilton
What are good Multifamily Neighborhoods in Milwaukee? Is section 8 an decent option?
Hello! I'm looking for some input from BP members about Milwaukee neighborhoods and areas to invest in. I was looking in the river west/harembee and surrounding area but I see the area has high crime (Is it actually h...
Luis Fajardo
New-home sales hit a high in 2024 with builders responding to market demands! Learn
Wow, what a rollercoaster 2024 was for the housing market. After watching the trends and digging into the numbers, one thing is crystal clear: New-home sales 2025are shaping up to be the silver lining in what’s othe...
Yonah Weiss
My BP Highlights for 2019 - What Are Yours?
Everyone who spend any amount of time on BP would agree this is an awesome platform, whether it's the forums, podcast, blogs, networking or more.
I wanted to share a few specific things that I've gained directly thro...