Conway Churaman
HELPPPPP!!! About to be kicked out of place by owner....should I buy it?
So two years ago I became a member here at biggerpockets because I was interested in becoming financially independent. The consensus here on the forums was that I shouldn't get into real estate if I wasn't going to b...
Herwin G.
Buyers' agents giving commission rebates?
Hey BP, a friend recently mentioned that there are some buyers' agents that offer commission rebates of 1% or so. And since the commission is already factored into sale price (as the seller pays the commissions) thoug...
Denise Evans
Tenants and Animals
We are all familiar with issues related to service animals (specially trained and certified dogs) and assistance animals (such as emotional support animals of any species or breeds).This post suggests a compromise res...
Marie Skaggs
bad tenant, eviction, appeal, what do i do?
OK so we bought our 1st rental property... spent about 10 months of hard work and sweat to completely gut it and put it back into great shape on our own. Got our tenant and she had a good background check, a job, pr...
Edward Schenkel
Ask An Attorney Anything About Real Estate Law
Hey all, I am relatively new to the group. I am very impressed with the experienced professionals here and am glad that I stumbled upon this site. I am a seasoned real estate attorney and enjoy not only practicing la...
Joshua Dorkin
Diary of a New Construction Project
Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
Thuy Pham-Satrappe
Do you invest in high crime areas?
For those of you who actively choose to invest in high crime areas, what do you make sure to factor into your numbers? -higher vacancy-higher possibility of turnover -hiring a property management company with skill an...
J Scott
J Scott - Author of Flipping/Estimating Book - Ask Me Anything!
Hey everyone!First, thank you so much for all the support after my recent Podcast episode and the recent BiggerPockets release of the 2nd Editions of The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs....
Peter G.
1,000 rental houses does this seem reasonable?
Hi BPM(Big Pocket Members)!
I have a thought I'd like to run by you all to see if you think it's actually doable.
I have a goal of having 1,000 rental property's here in Oklahoma in the next 25 years.
Here's the...
Heidi Kenefick
Help!!! Why won’t this SFH rent?
Hey BP!
Need some advice!! I listed my SFH with a property management company back in May. The PM initially listed it for $1450 which was a bit high for the area, but I was not moving out until July, so he said there...