Mike Terry
Profile of a soon to be Real Estate Investor... Please comment
Hi I will withhold my name, but I wanted to start a post here with my profile to get some feedback encouragement and constructive suggestions. I am 47 years old and work in a high stress, low job security profession....
Faina Bukher
Soliciting Genuine Feedback: Rate Me 1 or 10?
Hi Everyone! Hoping to get much needed advice. My husband and I are getting really interested in REI (particularly buy and hold, single-family homes in the Seacoast of New Hampshire or Maine). We are in our early 30s,...
Andy Winningham
Advice on buying my first rental (Roofstock.com?)
Hey BP community! My name is Andy and I have just recently discovered the BiggerPockets podcast. I'm loving everything I'm learning and I'm excited to start getting my feet wet in the world of REI. I am curious if any...
Damon Rucker
Purchasing Occupied 4 Plex with shabby M2M leases
Hello all!I’m preparing to close in a few short days on my second investment property: a cash flowing, fully occupied 4 plex! Though I’m hoping that this new chapter in my investing career is as promising as It looks,...
Amanda Berry
Decrease rent by $50 for 2 year lease?
We have a new family we have approved who appear to be excellent tenants. They have asked if we would be willing to decrease rent by $50 per month if they signed a 2 year lease. Is this worth it? This is our first lon...
John Sanderson
Customer Service as a Standard
All too often I get the feeling that most here on Bigger Pockets operate under the terms "It's my way, or the highway". What most, in my opinion, fail to realize is that as a property owner, you are providing a servic...
Tyler Tacy
Removing Long Term Older Inherited Tenants
Hey guys, I'm 23 and closing in on officially purchasing my first rental property, just finished inspections this week. The property is a 4plex in a great part of my town. Two of the units are currently rented to LONG...
Douglas Pollock
Use equity (and how) vs payoff to increase cash flow
If I’m looking to buy and hold SFR for cash flow, how do you recommend proceeding?
Purchased SFR foreclosure in 2009 with $194K VA loan having 15 year fixed at 4.5 % APR. Current balance is $75K with estimated ...
Amy Thatcher
Eviction at Christmas: Scrooge or Good Business?
I recently (late Sept. 2018) purchased a duplex in FL. The property was fairly run down, i.e. overgrown yard, the occupied unit has window coverings consisting of aluminum foil and/or bed sheets/blankets, additionally...
Brittany H.
Purchasing home with parents assistance. How to best split?
Hi everyone! We need your help!We're looking to purchase a 3 bedroom condo in Boulder, Colorado. Seeing as it's very expensive here, we've considered asking my parents to invest in this home as well, and split the own...