Brandon Hall
From 0 to 1,000 Posts - How Contributing to BP Breeds Success
A few minutes ago I was going to respond to yet another "I need a CPA" post and noticed I was currently sitting at 999 posts. So I decided to instead detail how contributing to BiggerPockets (BP) has helped me grow pe...
Matthew S.
Tenant Nightmare - new tenant with gun on bedside - please advise
Hi All,I'm an investor renting out a property in Northern Virginia. I have a tenant problem - please help with your advice.Here's the story - this large house is currently rented to a group of 5 tenants (2 of whom are...
Ivan Lai
Fighting back - CSC / Coinmach increased laundry fees by 9.75%
It's no secret to any investors and landlords out there that many laundry rental companies are unscrupulous. Well, here's another example with CSC, who owns CoinMach. Except this time, I'm fighting back. The ROI of...
Brion Russell
Adverse Possession
A Gentlemen is attempting to acquire property in Alabama through adverse possession. In the meantime, he is renting the property. Has anyone had any experience with this type of situation? He has been in possession...
Bryan Hancock
How Do We Get More People To Engage In BP Discussions?
I did a quick check and there have recently been over 500 people (within the last day) people on BP. Most topics have 5-15 main players comment back and forth and a variety of lurkers that just view things.
How can ...
Todd Garrison
Rich Dad "Advanced Training" seminars?
Has anyone taken the plunge and attended any of the "Advanced Training" courses put on by the Rich Dad Education company? Last fall I attended a three day seminar put on by Rich Dad Education, but because of the steep...
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...
Jim Goebel
Home Warranty Decision(s) for entire portfolio
We were just yesterday looking at some options for home warranty type of services and I think crowd-sourcing this one may help:The provider we were looking at specifically was HomeServe, however there are numerous oth...
Roshan K.
Can't find good fourplex... should I build one instead?
Hey BP!So I live in OKC and I am in a conundrum. I want to househack, but I am having three issues. 1) Very few fourplexes are on sale in OKC. I can generally find only 1 to 3 in a 50 mile radius.2) Of those 1 to 3 fo...
Michael Pilarski
Just starting out... how do you handle spouses fears?
Hi Everyone,
I've been interested in real estate investing for a while now. It's taken a long time to get my credit straight and debts paid down. I'm still working on build cash reserves for down payments etc. (ver...