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Terry Portier Why are contractors part of the problem not solution?
21 January 2014 | 81 replies

I read too often contractors are more of the problem rather solution to investment strategies. What if you could find a local contractor service that manged contractors based on customer satisfaction ratings you provi...

Melanie Stephens Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
8 December 2021 | 123 replies

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

Clint Harris I'm selling my long term rentals and buying beach property
3 January 2022 | 150 replies

Long post, but I really wish someone had told me this when I was struggling to buy single family homes.Hey y'all, wanted to share what I’ve learned in the past year. I took a promotion with my medical sales job, and ...

Wes Blackwell RANT: Stop Using Bad Math to Analyze Real Estate - Plus A Hot Tip
11 January 2022 | 56 replies

I'm writing this post to shed some light on a problem I keep encountering with aspiring investors who are new to real estate.
They read a book or two, hop on BiggerPockets and learn about a few ways to analyze a pote...

Diogo Marques How to tell if a Market is Overvalued
5 September 2020 | 54 replies

How do you know if a given Market is Overvalued or not? Anyone?

Matt R. Where do landlords actually make the most money (profits) ?
22 June 2017 | 97 replies

There is so much misinformation on this site it is crazy.Here are the facts; For total profits, cash flow plus equity since 2009 the top 3 locations are San Francisco, San Jose and LA.Since 2000, that is LA, SF and Sa...

Mr Good A range of questions for the experts
29 December 2007 | 35 replies

Hi,

Found a property in a good location, minutes away and no traffic (big problem here) to huge employment areas.

House for sale is on a private side street, custom built 2002, surrounded by 4 other 50 yr old homes ...

David Begley A JV Rehab with another BiggerPockets Member - A Success Story!
9 June 2016 | 118 replies

A BP friendship with @Tom Yung this past summer led to a JV to rehab an Atlanta property Mr. Yung had picked up in a Dekalb County tax foreclosure. The house is located in east Atlanta in the Edgewood neighborhood an...

Chuck B. How do you "harden" your rentals?
5 December 2021 | 380 replies

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

Michael Elefante The Fast Path To Financial Freedom -How We Did It In 1 YR w/ STRs
12 July 2024 | 155 replies

My wife and I were fortunate enough to reach financial freedom just one year after making our first ever real estate investment. Here is a quick background story on our success and some tips and tricks I feel that any...