Brandon Shiverdecker
Path to financial freedom and escaping the rat race !
Hello All, new member who's been reading and self-educating through BP for several weeks and I believe BP could be my ticket out of the rat race ! 28 years old in Ohio looking to learn the game and become financially ...
Connie Murphy
Tenant damage to appliances and pool deck
this is my first rental (my personal home that I'm renting) so the house is much nicer than what a typical rental would be. That said, I am getting a premium on my rent ($1.90/sqft). Anyway, found out my tenants had...
Tom Ott
Real Estate Investor
Hello BP!I am new to this community and I am excited to join in the fun I hear everyone is having! I have known about this site for awhile and I have finally joined with my company. I am here to give any advice I have...
Chris May
Raising rent on older, ultra long-term tenant
I know there are a million threads already on BP like this, but I didn't see anything that quite addressed my question.Has anyone purchased a rental that had an older tenant paying far below market rates? We're in con...
Seth Mosley
Whats Your #1 Tip for Success in Investing?
Wanted to share a newsletter post we created for our investors group that meets monthly in the Nashville, TN Area. Just putting it out there to hopefully inspire discussion!What do you all think your #1 tip would be f...
Gerald Jordan
Investing in mult-unit properties and placing a certain amount of silver bullion down along side the money acquired for the purchase.
I am anticipating moving into my real estate quest after October 2015, as this is when my bankruptacy can be written off my credit report. I was a single parent when I attempted to buy a property. I didn't win the bid...
Shmuel Harris
Sam Harris Here!
Hello to the BP family!
My name is Sam Harris and I can't describe how excited I am to have found the BP community! A Friend informed me about this amazing FREE resource and I have to say I have already learnt soooo m...
Michael Greenberg
Why do you contribute on BiggerPockets? Share a tidbit
Hey regular BP contributors and followers! I am simply curious why you contribute to postings on BP? I do so simply because I like this "sharing economy" we live in and I'm just a firm believer in giving - it just f...
Ralph Pena
How to accuse a tenant of a breach in lease?
I'm just curious as to how do you go about notifying and penalizing a tenant of a breach in contract. Such as smoking inside property, or having a unauthorized pet and etc... IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM WITH YOUR OWN E...
Josh Milewski
On Market Offers
Is it common to have to offer way under asking to make the numbers work or am I looking in the wrong market? Please note that I'm mostly exercising my ability to run the numbers. So the example house may simply be a b...