Jacob Phillips
New to Real Estate, no background. 26 and working full time
Hello, everyone!I am new to Bigger Pockets and to the Real Estate world, with goals to invest in buy and hold rentals, especially multifamily.I turned 26 in December, and started my career as an orchard manager near m...
Raji Kaur
Sharing my experience with auction.com
Hey Guys - I'm a newbie and decided to try auction.com. Thought I'd share my experience. I bid on a few properties and ended up with the highest bid on a 3/1 SFH in a suburb of Chicago. I am not sure if there was s...
Rachel Gill
Does anyone do their own staging?
I'm a newbie and am definitely putting the cart before the horse here, but does anyone do their own staging? I'm thinking this would be much more cost effective in the long run if you have a good eye for design. I've ...
Sam Leon
Painter wants to stay at night
Need some advice here.Hired a painter to paint a vacant property.Never worked with him before.Not a big job contract about $1000 plus materials.Painter says on first day he can get more done if he can stay over at the...
Ken Yeung
Tenant paid the entire rent for the duration of the lease
I have a tenant willing to pay the entire one year of rent upfront for the one year lease to start. Will you allow? Is it common to happen to the landlord? Tenant does not have the credit history to show from the past.
Jeremy Mortimore
Leverage Home Cable TV for Weekly Rental Property?
I have a pricey cable TV package at my primary residence. I also have a beach rental property that is used for weekly rentals in the summer. I have only owned it for a year, and have not yet had a renter on the off...
Mark J.
Cannabis Joint Venture - Who should pay for new grow building
Hi. Please be patient while I provide a bit of background so you can appreciate the position I'm in.I inherited a 6.8 acre junk yard in New England when my dad passed in Oct. 2017. We had to close down the recycling...
Jon Elson
What is the Standard Contractor Profit in Rehab?
How much does your contractor usually charge on top of his (or her) subs to manage a rehab job? I am working with my first contractor, the prices he's getting from his subs are very reasonable, but he's charging 10% ...
Jordan Johnson
Question about consolidating debt
I’ve been thinking of ways for my wife and I to quickly get out of the debt we’re in. Right now there are multiple things we owe on. We own our family vehicle out right so my thought was to take a loan out on our vehi...
Nathan Smith
Partner with contractor on flips
I have a contractor that would like to partner with me on a few flips. I would be the money guy and he would handle all the renovations (manage subs, etc)
What would be a good split?