Vaughan Moody
Ideas for encouraging my children to save money
I want to teach my children the joy & power of saving money, as the first part to their financial education. They have piggy banks, but they can’t see how much money is inside, and half the money inside is paper b...
Jon K.
Tenant Wants Reference... Should/Can I give one?
Should, and can, I give a current, reasonably bad tenant a rental reference?
Tenant has caused damage, been profane, regularly paid within late grace period, etc.
Should I tell tenant I don't give references, or do...
Tim Steele
Courthouse, Bidding to Buy
An amazing buy opportunity came this week. I have been investing in single family homes for about 10 years. In 2020, my wife and I moved from Iowa to Jackson, MS. I have spent the last 10 months learning local real es...
Todd Hannebaum
Sewer Line Replacement. Dig/replace, pipe burst, CIPP lining?
My rental house in littleton has a few issues. Sounds like the connection to the main sewer is offset, and the 5 feet preceding that has quite a few roots. I believe this is out nearly at the midpoint of the street ...
Andrew Perkins
Can real estate create happiness
Hello!A friend and I have recently begun sitting down with people who identify as “Happy”, and trying to find out what that means to them. It made me curious, as a part of the biggerpockets community, how real estate ...
Aaron Gaffney
Rubber meets the road!!
Thrilled beyond words! I wanted to flip houses since graduating from university in 2011, both to pay off my loans quickly and because I love to use my creativity to build better places. But I didn’t really understand ...
JD Martin
The psychology of "Do it yourself"
I'm interested to see what some other, more experienced REI say about this concept.I have always been a DIY guy. I built my own house - literally, built my own house, contracting out just a few parts of the job - and ...
Dale Osborn
What are you Thankful for?
With Thanksgiving arriving next week, we all need to take some time off and enjoy our families during the holidays. Also we need to contemplate exactly what we are thankful for.
I am Thankful for my wife who after I...
Alexis Renny
Inherited tenants w/ signed termination letter refuse to leave
Hi there! I spent hours last night pouring over this forum and hadn’t found anything that quite addressed my unique and frustrating situation. I recently closed on my first home in Miami FL (yay!) and it’s 2 houses, ...
Daniel Hyman
2,000 Bigger Pockets Posts: How I Have Grown
Post #2,000
I want to take this opportunity to thank Bigger Pockets for all it has done for me personally and professionally. I also want to share a tip for newer members.
When I first joined BP back in 2016, my CPA...