Ericka G.
Use Leverage or Stick with Cash?
If you have cash, should you use it or is it better to use leverage if you can? So far, I've almost exclusively used cash to build our small portfolio. My goal for the year was to fully replace my current after tax ...
Account Closed
How To Make $2 Million in Real Estate in 2 years in the Bay Area
My partner and I went out to lunch with one of our agents who sold us 2 buildings last year. He asked how much do we cash-flow on the buildings? We looked at each other and said we didn't know. You've gotta be kiddi...
Drew Y.
Its beginning to feel a lot like 2005 everywhere I look
So I have been watching the interest rates as they have begun to rise and the notional value of risk free treasuries and ten year treasury bonds are approaching 3% . Given that the CAP rates in the San Francisco bay a...
Omar Ruiz
Death of Direct Mail...Birth to Digital Marketing
Direct Mail has not worked for me. It is a channel (medium) that is too easy to learn (get a list & mail to that list consistently). It "seems" to work if you have the marketing budget, list, and ability to mail h...
Yoana Yordanova
I can't find renters for my townhouse in Atlanta, GA
Hi everyone! Me and my fiance had to move to another state, and decided not to sell our townhouse, but instead try to rent it out. We hired a management company, to help us with this, since we have no experience and w...
Carly M.
PM ordered $3k of yard work w/o my knowledge.
Hi guys, Was wondering if I could get your input. Our first out of state investment has been a learning experience for sure. Our PM said we'd need some yard work and house cleaning estimating it to be $800 -$1000. I s...
Alicia Marks
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Robin Grimes
Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.
I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...
Anton Ivanov
How I built a portfolio of 35 rentals and $10k+ monthly cash flow
Hey Everyone!BiggerPockets has been invaluable to my success as a real estate investor, so I just wanted to share what's possible with real estate if you set goals and follow through with your plan.A Little BackstoryI...
Dave Meyer
Is Real Estate Still the Best Asset Class?
Real estate is harder than it's been in more than a decade -- we all know this. High prices + high mortgage rates + low inventory is making this a challenge. So my question is -- in an era where you can get a 5% CoCR...