Corey Westermann
Your thoughts on Rent to Own w/ Home Partners of America (formerly Hyperion)
I have a close friend whose realtor has convinced him to apply for Home Partner of America's rent to own program. I believe this company used to be Hyperion Homes.He asked what I thought - I told him I had no idea. ...
Philip Bashaw
Up to $25,000,000 (yes 25 million) to invest
Hello BP People!I figured this might be the best place to post this and get feedback. Through networking, I have perhaps stumbled upon the golden goose that all real estate investors seek. No offense to a the hard mon...
Bill Briscoe
Should I rent to tenant with 540 credit score
I have 1 property which rents for an above avg $1275/mo, SFH, tenant pays all utilities, yardcare, etc. We did a full reno 3+ years ago and have a mtg so cash flow is only about $450/mo. So far we have had 3 tenants...
Ben Meddeb
My first rental disaster
my tenant completely trashed my place, deposit will not even cover the junk removal service I called my insurance (USAA) the adjuster showed up and was very helpful : turns out Trashing the place is not covered BUT (b...
Robert Timm
Mortgages through an LLC
Hey BP Community,I am looking to purchase a few properties in the 60-80K dollar range. After taking Brandon's 90 day challenge I kicked it into gear and set up my LLC and I'm ready to put down 20-25% on these properti...
Duy Nguyen
Direct Mail - is it still working?
Hello all,What kind of marketing strategy are you guys doing nowadays? Does DM still work in today’s competitive market? I sent out 3.9K letter this past month (I am committed for a 6 months campaign). It has been abo...
Joshua Dorkin
Updating the BiggerPockets Influence System
Hey All -
One of our upcoming projects is to update our influence system to one that better reflects a user's influence on the site.
We will be transforming the system from the current limitless influence scale to a...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...
Ron T.
Robert Kiyosaki The Lazy way to invest in real estate.
Have some of you read this book? Is there new unique methods that we should know that aren’t discussed on Bigger Pockets? I’d appreciate comments or brief review. I’d love to think there WAS a (Profitable) lazy way...
Jason Grote
Best at Analyzing Comps: A Realtor, Investor, or Appraiser?
I am curious as to what fellow investors think about who is the most qualified to analyze comparable sales. I understand that Realtors and Appraisers are the ones with legitimate access to the MLS, but if you had ...