Joe Kim
Out of state investing- SCAM! False promise land of cash flow.
BEFORE I say anything. I want to be clear I am totally bullish on real estate investing. But I want to warn people that it is not what you think it is. And share my own journey over the last 3 years.Ok. Out of sta...
Rob Barry
Where did I go wrong? Section 8 Horror Story.
So In late 2018 I bought a package of five of those small brick houses you see all over Georgia (less than $70k each) and had the brilliant idea to renovate them and rent them out via section 8. Today I got a $14,000 ...
Joshua Dorkin
Diary of a New Construction Project
Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
Anik Singal
Investing in Self Storage - Please Point Me in Right Direction!
Hey everyone, this is my first post here. I commit to being a very productive and active member! So far my wife and I have passively invested in multi-family deals. But, we want to start doing other kinds of deals A...
Alan Mackenthun
To swing a hammer or not?
Brandon Turner instigated an unofficial Bigger Pockets meet up last night in St. Paul, MN. It was my pleasure to meet Brandon and a number of other local BPer's. Later I found myself thinking about something Bra...
Jon Coleman
New member in Milwaukee
I recently joined BP after having been enjoying the benefits of great information and discussion across the site. My background is in retail banking and I've since moved to a management role at a fintech firm but I'm...
Account Closed
Tenant threatening legal action over security deposit
Hi Bigger Pockets -- I have a situation I'm not sure how to deal with, am hoping for your help. For context, I am a new investor who is househacking my first property; at this time I do not have a lawyer, and the hous...
Brice Hall
$30k house , $700/month in rent. What a great investment! NOT
Is there ONE person out there who has only purchased properties for around $30k, rents them for $700 or less a month and has been successful long term and can prove it with the numbers?
Nicolas Franckenfeld
How to 'hide' from your tenants. Need suggestions.
I, like most of owners with more than a handful of leases, tend to put some sort of separation between the tenants and me. With most properties, this separation, usually via a management company, is desired to preve...
Jose Diaz
How long on average does it take to evaluate a property?
Hello to all. I am new to RE and am interested in wholesaling to begin with. I have been reading Than Merrill's new book "The wholesaling bible". In the book he stresses the need to learn to evaluate properties qui...