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doing some research for an upcoming presentation, and as a hands-ON investor, it can be hard for me to really put my 'hands-OFF hat' on and compare passive investing vehicles without any bias. i'd love to hear especia...
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I joined Bigger pockets as i enjoyed the videos by Brandon and David, i was kind of shocked to see that there are folks on these forums that belittle folks that sometime ask what others may seem elementary questions. ...
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Hey BP!I’m wondering what you guys might think is an appropriate rate to charge a couple for a bedroom that I would otherwise rent to a single person for $1000?The bedroom has a private bath and is coming furnished wi...
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Hi - We are 3 partners who are buying rentals in LLCs and we also started a property management company(PMC) to self manage these properties. The PMC communicates with tenants, collect rents so on so forth. For privac...
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What do you personally keep in reserve for each one of your single family homes? For my area and the value of my property as it seems prudent to have no less than 1500 in reserves for each property.
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Hey BP Family, I am curious of your thoughts on using your own cash vs. hard money loans for rehab work? Pros & Cons? Thanks, T.K. PS: I am buying SFRs w/ my own cash.
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Hey guys and gals,So I finally purchased a direct mailing list in hopes to ramp up some leads. I have previously done some direct mailing generating leads through driving for dollars and networking etc. I have previou...
A lot of people try to connect with me on BP, usually to get some information on out of state investing. I'm fine with that and try to share my knowledge when I can. However the inboxes below (redacted for privacy) is...
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I am in the process of looking for my second investment property and so far my experience with RE agents has been a bit frustrating. My first property I purchased was using a family friend agent and I'm not sure if th...
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This is the second turn in a row my cleaning lady has asked for an extra $25. She sends blurry cell phone pictures of the "extra mess" or "oh my god they had a party" and I say "ok" just to avoid confrontation and to ...