About 6 months ago I reached out to my property manager in writing and ask them to raise rents on all my properties by $25.  I reminded them to do this about a month before each lease renewed.   When I got my lease re...

Hello!I'm new, and still working on understanding analyzing deals.  One thing I wonder is if any investors here have calculated how much time they spend per deal, or how much time they spend on management and maintain...

Greeting fellow BPs.My name is Tommy Nguyen from San Diego, CA. Have been a long time lurker here but finally decided to post and participate.A little bit about myself. Currently working as an engineer in a biotech co...

With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...

I am a big Dave Ramsey fan, and I have been for years. I am debt free, except for my house and intent to stay that way. Well, at least I intended to stay that way. I recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki's...

I have never been a big fan of 401k and retirement accounts in general that are invested in mutual funds. I have always thought of it as a "life deferral plan", you put money in, that is money that is lost from your l...

What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...