Tiffany Roberts
I hate my rentals- should I just sell and be done with this game?
I'm looking for opinions on if I should sell my rentals. I have 5 single family homes and I hate them. They are under quasi-management (long story) and largely I don't have to babysit them, but every notice of an issu...
Alan Zee
What is going on with this market?
I am not sure what to make of this real estate market in 2019. The prices are out of control for lousy multi families. These properties don’t cash flow unless you buy with 50% deposit. With 30% down, you’re just break...
Jacob Fussell
Wholesaling Unethical? Why or why not?
I’ve wanted to start a flipping business but I know that limiting myself to only flips locally won’t be as easy to scale unless I include wholesaling abroad. Although I struggle with starting because I’m unsure of whe...
Brandon G.
The Big Short: What they left out
I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble. I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...
Ehab Shoukry
From 0 to 8 Rentals in Just 4 Months!
Hi all -I've been a long time lurker on BP and am happy to say I've listened to every Podcast and read as many posts as I can. My passion for real estate started with rehabbing because I love turning old run down pro...
Albert D.
First Multi-family Burned Down in Four Months. Help!
What the chance! The worst wildfire in Gatlinburg, TN in a decade somehow found way to my apartment buildings in downtown (near town center). Luckily all tenants were evacuated by police the night before and no one ...
Emily M.
If you could buy in any market, where would you buy?
The topic says it all: say you could invest in residential (multifamily, with maybe a few house flips here and there) up to 500k. Where would you go? I'm sick of Chicago's property tax hikes. Looking for markets that ...
Donald Stevens Jr.
Help! Sketchy tenants
I'm dealing with a nightmare tenant! This tenant has been late with rent for the past several months (even later than my five day grace period). Rent was due on the 10th of this month and of course it was late. The fo...
Elliott Kim
First-time Chicago multifamily in contract - Close or Pass?
Hello BiggerPockets,After about half a year of learning and searching for my first investment property, I've finally found a property which I plan to “house-hack”. We are in contract now and the inspection period ends...
Rob Lawrence
Do you think it matters if you use a 5% or 6% commission?
I am currently selling my house, and I have a 5% commission on it. My realtor says that maybe I am not getting as many people coming or an offer because of my commission percentage. In you experience, do you think i...