Bill Plymouth
What's with the animosity towards whole-salers?
Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
Chris Adams
My 22 duplex lot deal - $1MM in debt - purchased with no money down.
***WHY I AM DOCUMENTING THIS ***Before you read this post I want to explain why I am documenting this deal. I am where I am today because of the selflessness of a few people that had taken time out of their lives to h...
Mike Terry
Did I hear David Greene correctly this morning? Cash out 1.5MM retirement fund?
I love Bigger Pockets. The site and the podcasts have been responsible for my success, be it limited, in my real estate endeavors. The recent podcast advice stopped me in my tracks as I have started to really questio...
Nick Heil
From 0 to 84: How I grew my portable self storage business
I'll never forget the first time I stumbled across the self storage business.
I was on a trip to Florida in early high school with my Dad. We would often drive to Florida together to visit my sister, who at the time ...
Joe Kim
My $8000 problem. Do agents really deserve $200+/hr
I have a problem with paying people by percentage rather than pay per hour.For example, nearly every single property manager charges a percentage of the rent 6% to 10% of the monthly rent for property management fees....
Calixto Urdiales
HUD & FHA Loan Programs and Grants!
Hello there everyone-
Not too sure if this qualifies as an announcement but I would like to let people know a little bit more about HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and FHA (Federal Housing Administration). HUD do...
Luke Carl
Airbnb To Require 24 Hours Between Rentals
I'm sad to say I don't see how Airbnb can survive this.
Airbnb.com says that Brian Chesky is making an announcement tomorrow (4/28/20) at 3pm pacific. We were hoping for good news. I guess we can assume this is the...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Clayton Morris Podcast
I received an email inviting me to be on the Clayton Morris podcast. Never heard of him or his podcast and am curious if anyone has listened to it. I went to his page and saw a huge red flag for me; Financial Freedom ...
April Tsotsos
Investing later in life
Hi Everyone! I've been pouring over the forums, books and videos on here about investing in real estate and it has always been something I've been interested in but never knew how to get in until I found this site. ...
Rick Baggenstoss
Is your primary house an investment?
In another thread this debate was started. Is your primary dwelling an investment?
One argument for is that you expect your primary dwelling to appreciate, therefore, it is an investment.
However, an a...