Sharlene Burch
what age did you start your real estate investment career
Good Morning Bigger Pockets!! Hey just curious what age you were when you started investing in real estate. Little background on me. I'm 59 have a great job in an industry that I'm burned out in. Live 3 hours from fri...
Will Spruill
My turkey disaster
I bought two turnkey rental duplex units in Indianapolis last year that came with a one year rent guarantee. The rent protection was thru AON and was paid for by the advertiser that markets turn key homes.
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Chris Jensen
How do you really feel about Zillow and Trulia?
So I've thought about this for a long time, and I'm genuinely curious. Do real estate agents and brokers really hate sites like Zillow and Trulia? They're my go-to sites for doing initial, preliminary research on a ...
Aaron B.
Investing in a Brazilian Favela, a COVID-19 success story
I invest in real estate for fun, but it turns out I am pretty good at it. I have stopped investing in the USA and started investing internationally, but everyone single one of my properties performs. Part luck, part e...
Patrick L.
Should I evict this tenant
I have a tenant in one of my $500/month 1 bedroom apartments that I recently gave a 3 day notice to. Normally she would have gotten it much earlier in the month but she told me at the beginning of the month that she ...
Coleman Nelson
Tips on Setting up New Property Management Company
My business partners and I just created a new property management company here in Cincinnati, Ohio to manage the properties in our portfolio. I am hoping that current PMs and owners who use PMs can offer some tips on...
Nick Rutkowski
Where are the young investors?!
Hello fellow BPers!Now, I know we’re all young at heart. But I’m specifically looking for those under the age of 35 to answer these questions. Feel free if you’re older to answer these questions too because honestly,...
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50% rule and the 2% rule
I thought I had heard another investor say that the two rules were basically the same thing. Maybe I misunderstood, but if not could someone explain how they are the same thing??? And also, the 2% rule seems to work...
Douglas Skipworth
Do you track your net worth?
I'm teaching a class on buy and hold real estate investing in Memphis and I'm looking for some real life examples to share with the students.Here's the brief background on my question below.I believe 2 things.1. Peopl...
Zach Shrader
How does Property Management work??
Hey BP, I was just wondering how property management worked. Say I bought a 4 unit or whatever it may be. Can somebody give me the basics? I see people saying something like 10% of the income on the property? O...