Michael Guzik
Why do you use BiggerPockets?
Hey guys I noticed I haven't been as active here on Bigger Pockets because of my real estate work. I've really started to change my mindset of how I spend my time and where it is best spent. A gentleman who is very ac...
Femi Ibrahim
How New Western Acquisitions Made Me Lose my Life Savings ($70k)
I bought a house from Tanner Hester (a New Western agent) in June 2019. There were lots of issues with the house as follows:1) The house was built without a permit2) The house was for the most part sitting on the floo...
Brandon Sturgill
Petition for BP to Discontinue Wholesaling Discussions...
Given wholesaling is not a form of investing in real estate...perhaps licensee's and true investors should start thinking about a push to do away with related discussions...
Marlon Lunsford
Is It Just Me or Is BP Anti Wholesaling
Is it just me, or does it seem as if the BP "higher ups" have a bitter taste in their mouths when mentioning wholesaling? No question,BP is a great site for learning and networking. Where is the love for wholesaling?
Michael J Scanlon
Fiduciary responsibility when wholesaling
I have someone who is a family friend who has had their father pass away. They want to get rid of his condo ASAP. They don’t want the trouble.I am an agent (but a newer one) and can list the place but they would also ...
Dhar Rawal
My success story: Turning $250k into tax free $1.25mil
I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...
Lisa Talbot
New Out of state Investing what location is best??
Hi there, I am new to the Bigger Pockets forums and want to buy my first Investment property, ideally a 2-4 multifamily property I would buy and hold with long term renters. I live in Los Angeles so I wont be buying ...
Bradley Smotherman
Started 2015 by Spending $15k on Marketing
Maybe it was the Mai Tai's in Maui...But I decided 2015 was the year to really put everything into my real estate deals. I figured it was a good idea to start direct mail so I told my friend Michael Quarles what my go...
James Park
Prospective Tenant was turned off by thorough tenant screening process
This is the first time listing the rental property as an agent representing myself. I almost went through an eviction on my last property in Chicago and wanted to be extremely cautious when screening a prospective ten...
Toyin Dawodu
Buy and Hold, Does It Really Make Sense?
I was once a buy and hold investor. Then one day, my light was turned off by the power company, in the house I lived in.How could that happen? I had 40 houses, but I was always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Edison, the p...