Raeshelle C.
Best way to start out investing with $10K?
How would you invest in your first rental property if you had $10K? I am going to get a personal loan so that I can get started. I want to buy and hold. I live in MA. I could house-hack first and do it through FHA and...
Michael Noto
Running Diary of a 4-Family Rehab in Central Connecticut
My business partner and I are closing a 4-family rehab property tomorrow in Central Connecticut. I will be using this thread to post what we go through on a daily basis. As soon as I can I will get some before pictu...
Alex Varner
Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...
Justin Morgan
Peter Vekselman and Joe McCall
Has anyone talked to these guys? Peter Vekselman and Joe McCall?I’m always interested in ways I can plug holes in my business and farm out the things that I am not best at. So I looked into Peter Vekselman and Joe M...
Nick Brubaker
Best Buy-And-Hold Markets Long Term
Hi everyone! I am from Atlanta, Georgia, but have been living in Asia (currently Tokyo) for the past 7 years. I and my wife plan to move to the US around the end of this year at which point I'm planning to start a c...
Daniel Lynch
Should I charge my Girlfriend rent?
So in the next few months I plan to buy my first duplex! I plan to house hack; rent out one side and live In the other. While running the numbers a thought crossed my mind about my girlfriend paying rent. Here’s the t...
Renee Yarbrough
First Deal Flopped...Now What?
Have invested time in Bigger Pockets for a year: reading, podcasts, analyzing, drive-arounds, learning, learning, learning. Thought my first deal was done, only to have it fall apart in the eleventh hour.So many of yo...
James Thomas
My first property (CA) closed, Seller says she's not leaving
Hello, I met someone yesterday who recommended I post on these forums to get some valuable feedback from this community - many thanks in advance. Going to condense the story as much as possible so it's not horribly TL...
Francisco Milan
How did you get crushed in 2008 due to overleverage ?
HelloI have heard this over and over again from previous investors that lost it all in 2008 and I am starting to hear it right now again. How do these individuats loose everything due to being overleveraged?
Ricky Cassidy
Investing in Tulum, Mexico
This would clearly be a very risky move, but has anyone considered buying a vacation rental in a vacation based rental market such a Tulum, Mexico? Unlike certain sub markets in the US that are very hot right now due ...