Marek Kucharski
Important decision: Rental real estate vs stocks
My wife and I have three houses that we rent out. This journey started about 10 years ago. We have 15-year mortgages on these. The houses are worth about $800K (TX). We are very happy with how these houses appreciated...
Alex Varner
Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...
James Wise
Are you prepared to do what it take SURVIVE this business?
Are you prepared to do what it takes to SURVIVE this business?Are you REALLY prepared to make those tough calls?Can you push emotion to the side for the betterment of your business?Are you willing to do EVERYTHING in ...
Zachary Schimenz
WARNING: Don't Use Ohio Cash Flow unless you want to lose thousands of dollars
I'll keep this short. I bought a property from them for $85,000. After I bought it the property appraised for LESS THAN HALF that amount. On top of that they promised a "fully renovated property" - then a few years la...
Jay Hinrichs
60 minutes show on the crisis in america of boarded up homes ruining neighborhoods or is it an investors opportunity
What is your opinion are these large swaths of boarded up homes we see in the mid west upper rust belt ruining these cities or are they an investors dream opportunity to get into the RE game for ridiculously low price...
Stephen S.
Tell me how you feel about allowing pets?
I love animals. Well; unless they are trying to hurt me - then I don't like them. But in general; I have had, and enjoyed having, pets. But now I do not have pets. I don't like the smell of them, I don't like cl...
J. Martin
Recession & Job Loss Predictor: Leads by 2.5 years!!
As I was poking around at the relationships between jobs and potential predictors of job losses, I started looking at a mathematical representation of something less quantitative, that we are all familiar with. This s...
Sean Bramble
Have any of you lived through a full STR market cycle?
Were any of you investing in STRs back in '07/'08/'09? I'm trying to understand how much (%) revenues drop in a down market so that I can factor this into my underwriting. Seems like most of us on here are relatively ...
Josiah Patrick Zebarth
What makes you get out of bed in the morning?
Hey, BiggerPockets! Finding your why is very important to pushing through difficult and challenging times. Massive influencers like Tony Robbins, Napoleon Hill, Dean Grazio, Jordan Belfort and many speakers on the Big...
Nicholas Aiola
Ask me (a CPA) anything about taxes relating to real estate
Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...