I'm new to Bigger Pockets and so far absolutely love the site, it's so well laid out and everything has been thought of.  The wealth of knowledge from experienced investors that care to take time out of their busy sch...

First of all I  have to say thank you to @Michael Q. for providing his tips to direct mailing and negotiating your way to wholesaling.  His strategies allowed me to get calls and invitations to come out to buy their h...

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I'm a new investor in my 20's, getting ready to file my first year of owning a Duplex - renting half and living in the other half. My questions surround how to structure my taxes of course. I've always fil...

So I have a 2 part question.  We have evicted some tenants due to them not paying their rent.  We sent them a 3 day to pay or quit and they moved.  However, we were in the facility (dealing with a so called mice probl...

I've owned a two-flat in Albany Park for about a year now. We've replaced the roof (18.5K, it was never torn off in 100 years) and redid kitchens and bathrooms. We're planning to replace our galvanized pipe with coppe...

In the world of business and entrepreneurship, we've all heard it.....don't listen to those gurus. Beware of the guru. That guru is a crook! My question is:  how do you spot a real estate guru? I'm not sure what quali...

I just purchased my first SFR last Thursday and have been doing the demo and rehab myself. The question that I'm trying to answer is that the quotes that I'm getting from subcontractors is much higher than my mont...

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I am really happy to have found these forums. It's good to hear from others with the same interests and it's really interesting and informative and fun to read the newbie experiences and the experienced i...

I thought you might enjoy this article written by Robert Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University:http://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/housing-mark...Agree/Disagree? Comments? Thoughts?