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I have had a vacation rental in Big Bear Lake for 2 years now which has done very well (over 200 nights a year- grossing over $50k a year) on less than 200k investment. I'm also managing 3 other properties in Big Bea...
Based on your experience, what are the best cities to invest in the next couple of years?The city i live in (los angeles) is overpriced and most of investments i've seen lately do not make any sense; i'm therefore com...
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Here's the scenario:I'm taking the real estate exam in April and need your advice. I'm currently the owner of a small dog walking business. It's tough to scale and I'm stuck in it. My dream is passive income and an...
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Hi all,I know the upfront cost of solar panels is significant. However, I'm wondering if I can pass the extra $50-$100/month to the tenant with the expectation to increase the demand for my property. Does anyone have ...
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I find myself in an interesting position. I'm a total newbie with access to a million dollars. I know it sounds ...well, actually I have no idea how it sounds. A million dollars might sound like an outlandish sum of m...
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Greetings Bigger Pockets! I am working on my first ever rehab project ... all thanks to Bigger Pockets, it's amazing content, books, and all the feedback and input I received from all the members. Never thought I wou...
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This is a bit long so.... I am wondering if any of the BP members have heard anything about using a HELOC to replace a fixed or traditional mortgage??I recently came across a u tube video of a fellow in Hawaii whose...
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Hey Guys, got my AirBnB up and running about a month ago, everythings been going great, have been booked solid and first 7 guests all left 5 star reviews. Of course I finally hit my first bump in the road, and one tha...
There have been several threads here on BP lately about the legality issues when seller financing to consumers. New, apparently stricter federal regs are in place to start 1/2014.
I've posted before that I've been...
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What's your worst ESA / service animal story? Hopefully that's well behind you...I've long said that it will take big money lobbyists (likely from the air travel industry) to push into motion some type of regulation o...