Richard Bautista
Too good to be true to have connected with a real estate agent who has a whole team?
Good evening and happy new year,I need input on something that seems too good to be true. I just got off the phone today with an investor-friendly real estate agent in another state (not NYS) who has a whole team behi...
Hilary C.
Do you want to help BiggerPockets become even better?
Hey everyone!My name is Hilary Catton, and if you don't know me, I am the Director of Customer Success for this amazing site you're currently on, BiggerPockets!My goal is to make BiggerPockets even more accessible, ea...
Sarah Buchanan
Tenant's dog attacked my husband!
Two weeks ago my tenant's dog (listed on her lease) attacked my husband as he dropped by to deliver a Christmas basket (no good deed goes unpunished?). Jumped up and went for my husband's throat/neck but fortunately ...
Jerrad Shepherd
Everybody has a Pitbull 🤷♂️
It’s crazy to me how many potential tenants have aggressive breed dogs. I would estimate that a good 25% of the people that contact me any given month about a property have a Pitbull or multiple. They are shocked wh...
Anthony Then
Real Estate Investors! Are the return worth it instead of stocks?
The title says it all assuming you can get back 7% on stock gains yearly, going by current trends this seems extremely conservative, companies today seem to be growing much faster than the historical data we usually r...
James W.
Hi, new slumlord here. General advice request.
Hey BP!Say you have a duplex that you paid $60k for.Rental income is $1000/month. ($500 upper / $500 lower), property taxes ~2500, insurance ~$600, no major expenses on my end, utilities all in tenants name.Basement h...
Brandon Ingegneri
If your going to quit your job or drop out of college, read this
I’ve been reading a ton of posts recently where people have recently quit college or a job, or are thinking about doing so. While I commend people on having the commitment and passion to peruse a different path, but t...
Jordan Williamson
New tenant wants to move in her Fiance with eviction history
What do I do? I have a new tenant that presented herself as "just getting out of a serious relationship", single mom. The day after she signed the lease a guy started showing up pretty consistently. Now only two weeks...
Ryan Thomson
Everyone and their mom is on Airbnb
Everyone and their mom is doing Short Term Rentals. In fact, my mom (and dad) and I just went 50/50 on an Airbnb (my 4th). It seems like these days that EVERYONE I talk to is excited about Airbnb and STRs. Even people...
Mark Przybysz
Anyone Else Worn Out by Wholesalers Texts and Postcards?
Daily texts, calls and postcards. Anyone else just absolutely worn out? Everyone has the same pitch too.