Shannon Vistisen
How To Make The Leap
How do you know when is the right time to make the leap? We're considering a STR. How do you know when to pull the plug and purchase your first investment? It's such a big purchase when you have a family with little o...
Bill F.
City Water &Sewer vs Septic and Well
Hoping to tap into the vast experience of BP to get some real world knowledge. In my very limited research into MHP, specifically screening parks to make offers on, I keep hearing a number of successful park owners (J...
Kamran Ahmad
Best tech cities for real estate investing?
Hi everyone, this is my first post on BiggerPockets, I've found the site to be immensely useful and am looking forward to getting more involved as I make a start on my real estate adventures.As I'm planning to move to...
Chris Sullens
My First Real Estate Deal
So after much reading, I finally decided to take a shot at my first real estate investment; thanks in no small measure to all the wonderful information here at BiggerPockets. So here are the details:Closed 5/11/17 Fin...
Erick Garske
Contractor threatening mechanics lien unless his extortion is paid
Originally I hired a contractor in March 2015 for a job that he claimed would take no more than ten days. Three months later in March, he completed 80% of the work and had been paid 90% of balance. He claimed to be on...
Nick Scullin
Norristown: The hidden gem? A discussion
Hey everyone! I'll try and keep it short. I've been looking more into Norristown lately as a place to invest and potentially start with my first house hack. The prices are much better and there is a larger amount of m...
Jordan Thompson
First deal (Duplex) rehab and build - with pics!!
Hello BP! I've been a pro member for about 6 months now and am proud to announce that I have officially closed on my first deal - a duplex! The gameplan for this thread is to chronicle my progress through the rehab,...
Jonathan Yip
30 days on market... next step?
Hi everyone! I recently finished my first rehab for a flip and put it on the market! A few bumps along the way but overall happy with the process. The house looks GREAT.It just crossed 30 days on the market so far. Ha...
Brian Davis
Flipping: Systems and Scalability
Hey BP,Over the past year, we have successfully completed 15 fix and flip rehabs but this year we are looking to greatly expand the business. I am currently in the middle of trying to streamline the business and all ...
Scott Schaecher
Experience w/ STL Flips, Semper Fi Renovations, Richard Brooks?
Has anyone worked with a contractor named Richard Brooks, under either the business name Semper Fi Renovations or STL Flips? I have a project going with him right now that is not going well, running almost 2X over est...