Florencio Moreno
Permits in San Antonio
Anyone from San Antonio have experience with pulling permits vs not pulling them? Here's my situation... I'm currently flipping a house built in the 1930s. Pulling permits means I would have to bring electrical up t...
Patrick Goswitz
Purchasing Materials for Contractors
I found a contractor I like to rehab a house I bought. Is it best for the investor to always purchase the material? I am assuming the answer is "yes" to get credit card points and prevent a contractor from charging a ...
Account Closed
The mindset of the Cash Flow investor: LA vs Baltimore
So I have to put $1,500,000 in a rental somewhere. The option (for whatever reason) is either LA (appreciation) or Baltimore (cash flow).Sure, investors never can agree to disagree on which is best, but the numbers se...
Scott Trench
Are you Pro or Against 401(k)?
A recent article that I wrote on the BP blog received some criticism because I suggest that a 401(k) is one of the best ways to increase your net worth.This strategy was criticized by a couple of readers and I thought...
Joe A.
Contractor Problem
Hello-I hired a contractor to rehab 4 bathrooms in a SFH (my primary residence). The work is about 70% complete but for the last 2 months the contractor has stopped showing up. Maybe once a week if we are lucky. Al...
Preston Dahl
Are any serious investors self-performing their rehab's?
I've spent the last two years remodeling our 1912 craftsman bungalow home. This process has done two things. One, help me discover I love carpentry. Absolutely love it. I grew up a farm kid and have spent the last 10 ...
Chris Purcell
Picked the wrong Painter - how to fix tape seams and shoddy work?
BP,Trying to finish up a rehab and hired a guy to paint. Unfortunately didn't babysit throughout the process, and was left with some pretty rough work. How do I pick up the pieces and fix these issues? Are they fix...
Dmitriy Fomichenko
Self-Directed Solo 401k for Real Estate Investors – Q&A
Over the years I’ve seen many questions here on BiggerPockets forum related to various aspects of using self-directed Solo 401k real estate investing. But the challenge is that those questions are spread out across pr...
Nick Colvill
Buying multiple properties in year 1 - can I keep this up?
Jumping in to real estate was a well-calculated move. I live in San Jose, and this market is notorious for making people lose faith in their ability to purchase. I bought my primary residence in May of 2017 - a brand ...
Robin Grimes
Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.
I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...