![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/483881/small_1621478714-avatar-knapper55.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi All,This is my first ever post on Bigger Pockets and marks an exciting time for me. I am a commercial real estate analyst living and working in Santa Monica, CA. For about 6 months now I have been absorbing any edu...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/399408/small_1621449147-avatar-saraw2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi for all the landlord out there, I recently just had a tenant moved out because their lease is up and we no longer wanted to lease the apartment to them. When I inspected the apartment it is in a very bad shape - ca...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/198301/small_1621432627-avatar-malachib.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello BP,I have a situation that im not sure exactly what to do in so I hope someone in my Norcross, Gwinnett county area can give me some guidance.Here's the story. Im not sure how to make this sorry short sorry in a...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/148671/small_1621419511-avatar-rehabber7_tn.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I see the same questions popping up again and again from newbies, so I'll take a stab at discussing the issue of wholesaling MLS properties and working with Realtors.
First, a little back-ground. I am an inv...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2495711/small_1657850195-avatar-krisb69.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
My long term plans are to eventually create a solid real estate portfolio (why else am I on here?), and not just a few homes. Maybe throwing this out there will help with some replies. Info: I currently work as a medi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/123668/small_1674480610-avatar-retipster.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
After hanging around these forums for about half a year now, I've noticed that the word "Guru" gets tossed around quite a bit, and (understandably) not in a good way. It's a label that tends to be used interchangeably...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/129613/small_1621418269-avatar-merch.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Meaning, in my city, prices have moved forward so aggressively that they have made up for all of the 2008-2010 losses, and there is still somewhat low inventory. Two things kind of concern me - one, the way constru...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/194183/small_1621432339-avatar-ncolli2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Being in a relatively expensive market I know how discouraging it can be to try and break into real estate scene, particularly the multifamily space. We're in Portland, Oregon and very few cases can you hit the 1% "ru...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/354244/small_1694574071-avatar-lightcamera.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
A tenant owes partial rent and late fees from prior month. Rent is due Oct 10th, last night she informed me she is breaking the lease and asked if she could ride out the month of Oct, promising to be out by Nov 1, and...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/106091/small_1621417301-avatar-indosmith.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Midwestern markets are like football teams. Many people have an irrational attachment to them. Even if the population is declining, jobs are disappearing, and the city is mismanaged, they still advocate for them. So, ...