Bernard Chouinard
Separation from the waves of newbies
First I want to say what a ridiculously great site/podcast/community. Its the only one of its kind where I feel like the people here and running the site are really interested in helping others along rather than tryin...
Kaitlyn Masai
Refinance before or after remodel on inherited house
Hello BP, I have a tricky situation that I could use some guidance on. My family just inherited a house in Marina, California. This house was previously by my uncle and his partner both of whom passed away in the last...
Virginia Schilling
Newbie Renting in expensive area; Investing elsewhere first wise?
Hi I'm brand new to Bigger Pockets, and real estate investing in general. I've been trying to absorb as much information as possible and I am currently listening to David Greene's book on long distance investing. I li...
Matthew Rembish
Wholesaling?
I have 2 questions concerning wholesaling transactions and was hoping someone could shed some light on them: 1. Do you need a "power team" for wholesaling or can you just work with a realtor? Just wondering if I have ...
Diamond Campbell
what exactly do real estate agents do?
What does a real estate agent do that would be hard for me to do on my own? How can we both benefit?
Brian Gawronski
Newbie from Birmingham, Alabama
Hi, my name is Brian Gawronski and this is my first post to the BiggerPockets community. I am moving to Birmingham, Alabama in 4 weeks and looking to start my new life. For the past 8 months I have been reading real e...
Jake Anderson
What to do with $5 million?
I have a client that I will be relinquishing a $5 million property in the next month. It is under threat of condemnation so it falls under IRC 1033 and therefore she has three years to find replacement properties and ...
Aqil Dharamsey
Drugs dealers trespassing on the property
Hey BP community - so here’s the issue I am facing with my duplex in ROCHESTER NY. I own a property next to a grocery store. Lately there has been some groups of dealers selling drugs on the corner and at times they...
Shawnda Beckstedt
How To Ensure your potential tenants show up for showings
Hello! Seeking advice on how you structure showings with potential tenants. This week I have had 2 properties to show and instead of zipping over there multiple times to show it we made 2 group showing times for each...
Joseph Cornwell
Tenant Screening Reccomendations
Calling all landlords,I would love to get feedback on what other landlords are using for tenant screening services. Company or service referrals, cost, pros, cons? I will be renting both units in my first duplex in th...