Victor Baronich
Rental repairs wiping out profit
Hi, I have been into rentals now for about 4 years. We currently have 12 rentals, all sfh's. What I am finding is that essentially we make no money and probably lose money slightly overall. I was very careful when ...
Manuel Gonzalez
paying contractors
Hows everyone doing? Just wondering how most of y'all pay contractors. I got a few bids from contractors I've never used before so I'm thinking about not paying them until job is complete cause I know sometimes the...
Randal Remon
I Feel Like a Complete Loser (Is there Hope for Me)?
Hey everyone,What a way to start my introduction to this community, but currently I feel terrible. I'm near 30, and feel like I made mistake after mistake in life. I'm working a job I could've had out of High School t...
Matthew Smith
Turn key rental properties under 100k
Hello All, I have been hearing about rental properties in states like Tennessee, Arkansas, and Michigan that are remodeled and under 100k. I've heard of some being in the 50-75k range. They are being sold by agents/...
JR T.
Insurance - Don't have any & not worried. Convince me I'm crazy.
I have 15 rental units and a primary residence in Frederick & Washington Counties, Maryland. Because they were acquired outright and my cash position has been continually strong since the time of the acquisitions ...
Michael L.
Opening the Kimono: My Out-of-State REI Experience
Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property. A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago. I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...
Bryan Hancock
Non-Accredited Investors Will Be Allowed To Invest! - March 25, 2015
Well the moment that everyone has been waiting on for at least 3 years is about to arrive. According to many folks I trust (including members of CFIRA) Regulation A+ (Title IV) of The JOBS Act will have final rules p...
Arthur Crum
RAD Diversified SCAM ALERT!!!
Hello,
I Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on the RAD Diversified scandal that is currently unfolding. As of April 1, 2024, RAD Diversified (a REIT), has officially put a freeze on withdrawing any and all ...
J Scott
Controlling Your Appraisals
Vikram and others brought up an interesting topic in another thread, and because it was buried pretty deep in there, I wanted to break it out into a new thread. The discussion was about how you go about getting your ...
Tyler Rowland
"Shouldn't Landlords Feel Guilty about raising rent?"
I was talking about Real Estate Investing with some people at Home Show event, and as I was talking about getting rents up to market rates. A lady in the conversation asked me if I felt guilty about that (raising rent...