Andrew Campbell
Closed on 202-units AND quit my job on the same day!
I started buying rental property five years ago to create a passive income stream. At the time, my realtor and friend who helped me buy the fourplex said “watch out, Real Estate is like crack.” For me truer words ha...
John Sharpe
Possible to sue negligent owner of criminal-infested property?
The house next door is owned by elderly couple (in a living trust) who live a couple hours away and bought the very nice house several years ago for their brain-fried and/or druggie divorced adult son to have a place ...
Eric Walker
Just starting out - Joliet IL
Navy veteran trying to one day quit my job. I live in Crest Hill IL just outside Joliet or about 45 mins drive to Chicago. I've worked for the VA for about 10 years. I used my VA loan about 7 years back to buy a sin...
Anna Gogos
Advice on getting a tenant ASAP
My husband and I recently bought our first duplex. We were able to rent out one side very easily but we are really struggling to rent out the second side. When we first posted to craigslist and Zillow the listing gen...
Jamie K.
How to get over analysis paralysis on the first deal!!
Any tips on getting over the initial fear of the first deal would be much appreciated!! I currently made an offer on a single family home in joliet, IL. I've ran the numbers and it should cash flow around $250-$300 p...
John Rooster
Who do you think will win: Zillow, Trulia, or ????
It is my belief that in the next few years a nationwide multipurpose real estate website will evolve to become a major player in real estate sales. At first augmenting, but eventually displacing local Multiple List...
Ben Corby
I messed up buying a property at tax sale in PA
Hello everyone, this is my first time posting on BP. A little about me, I have been investing in RE for about 11-12 years now. I have 22 rental units, mix of SFH and multis. I have done a bunch of flip properties.I...
James Peters
Person squatting with no lease at my father's home in Long Beach
The Long Beach Police have not been able to help with this situation, so I figured I would reach out to see if the BP community could offer some advice for a huge pain I have been dealing with for over 3 years.Here is...
Jose Castillo
Direct Mail Marketing results
Hi bp, I'm super excited to mention my results for the first week of my mailing campaign. I started off just with 217 yellow letters from yellow letters.com and received a 5% call back rate (11 calls) in the first wee...
Coleman Cox
Choosing an out-of-state location
Hi All - I've recently been bitten by the real estate bug; I've just finished Brandon Turner's Book on Rental Property Investing and am all-in on BiggerPockets. I'm still in the information gathering stage at this poi...