Vijaianand Thirunageswaram
What do I like, FLIP or New Construction?
Howdy Investors,Hope all going well. It's been some time since I posted last one and so I thought this story would make it an interesting discussion. If you are following me or my post in BP, in my last update, I ment...
Mindy Jensen
New Book: Retire Early with Real Estate by Chad Carson
Order BiggerPockets newest book RETIRE EARLY WITH REAL ESTATE today!! Author and investor @Chad Carson used the techniques and systems outlined in his book to retire at age 37. Don’t miss out on the FREE, EXCLUSIVE bo...
Destin E. Thomas
Bad Neighbors scaring away prospective Tenants!
Hello BP community, I purchased my first rental property (a duplex) a few months ago and I'm trying to rent out one of the units (I'm househacking), but the neighbors directly across the street are like those wanna-be...
Leora Merrell
Help. I don't drink coffee...
BP search function isn't working for me right now, I keep getting errors. I'm sure this has been discussed many times already.Anyway, what should I provide for guests in way of coffee? I don't drink coffee so I litera...
Grace Esteban
Do You Give Gifts to Your Tenants
In the spirit of holiday gift-giving. How many of you here give gifts to your tenants and why? TIA
Gary Onstad
Self directed IRA
I'm having trouble figuring out how I would manage a property using funds from a self directed IRA. If I use an IRA I have a transaction fee ($35) every time it writes a check. So $30 to mow the lawn becomes $65 expen...
Jen Bastian
Tampa Bay Bound
Hello BP! I'm a new real estate investor getting ready to relocate to the Tampa Bay area to flip houses with my husband. We've never been to the area so any suggestions or thoughts on up and coming neighborhoods that ...
Joel Polanco
Entrance to tenant's apartment
Hello BP Community,I have a tenant who constantly fails to let contractors in when I have scheduled repairs. I want to renovate the bathroom in the apartment to install a ceiling exhaust fan and new sheetrock/paint. P...
Isan Sahoo
What's the STR forecast for 2023?
Hello everyone,As a prospective investor in short-term rental, I would like to get some feedback regarding the upcoming demand for short-term rental. Considering the current economic climate, where layoffs are happeni...
Kevin Kaczmarek
Profile Pictures
In the process of reading "Twitter Power 2.0" and one of the interesting things I read about is your profile picture should be a picture of you, not of your pet, or a landscape scene. This got my attention because it ...