Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
Zach Howard
Class C: Personal loan for 200k, should I use it for multiple down payments, or...?
First of all, feel free to make any and all comments you wish; there's no need to sugarcoat anything. I appreciate almost any feedback where the poster makes a sincere attempt to share their opinion, regardless of wha...
Nicole Heasley Beitenman
I need a new car but don't want more debt. What should I do?
Hi BP! My 2013 Jeep Compass has a dying transmission; I bought it used in 2015. I've seen multiple mechanics/transmission specialists; it's got a CVT transmission which are seeing tons of issues around the 6-year mark...
Greg Moore
Anyone moving their investments to Bitcoin?
After watching a YouTube video from Ken McElroy stating 2020 is a wash, 2021 is the time to save up, and 2022 is likely the time to buy (when properties shift from motivated sellers to foreclosures to REO) I decided t...
Melanie Stephens
Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...
Shalom Afraimian
Sellers agent - a need or a rip-off ?
Lately I have started to list my properties by myself. When saying by myself I mean either a flat fee service or using a realtor that his name is on the listing but my number and email are there and all communications...
Jamal L.
Well-executed wholesale deals feel like well planned checkmate.
I just wanted to share in my excitement on another wholesale deal closed with my bigger pockets family. I recently closed on a wholesale transaction all by my lonesome. The reason I'm extremely excited about this dea...
Matt Inouye
BRRRR - Low Appraisals
Hi BP Community,I recently encountered a situation with my primary residence that got me thinking about how it might impact my use of the BRRRR strategy.I recently refinanced my personal residence with about 60%LTV. ...
Jessie Nunley
Negative Nancy Naysayer Family Members
Just curious how many of my BP family has experienced negative pushback from family members when you discuss your real estate goals with them? I remember watching one of the webinars recently where they talked about t...
James Carlson
Hot take: Personal booking websites for your STR are overrated
Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...