Joshua Dorkin
How do we get the lurkers to sign up and join BiggerPockets?
This came up in another thread and I thought it worth having its own discussion.
What do you think would encourage those people who come and read the site (available to non-members) to sign up and participate?
Ideas...
Account Closed
Speaking of Credit Scores -At What Number Does A Score Scare You?
I didn't want to derail the other interesting conversation about credit scores, so thought I'd pose this as a separate question.When I was renting to mainly techies and students, they often had no credit at all. Ofte...
Kirsten Ostby
Landlords: do you represent yourself as the Owner or Prop Manager
I know this is an old topic, but I would like to revisit it as I'm now listing two rental homes that I own and manage myself. So this question is for landlords who also manage their own property(ies). Do you prefer to...
Chris Wilkening
Dave Ramsey says RE should be 5% of portfolio
I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...
Chris Yeung
Investing in Norada Funding's notes
Has anyone in the BP community dealt with Norada funding? This is a sister company of Norada Real Estate. They're opening up some investment opportunities for 24 months. Rates are pretty high (12-15% with an additiona...
Bob C.
Am I doing something wrong or are these not motivated sellers?
Sooo... I've started doing mailings and the phone is ringing. I've got some (somewhat) motivated sellers. What I'm finding is that when I ask them what they think their house is worth or what they are looking to get -...
Kayde C.
Will my Hand Tattoos get in the way of me being a realtor?
I’ve been fortunate enough to have found success owning my own business for the last 4 years. It pretty much runs itself at this point and I only have to put in less than 15 hours a week into it. In my quest to find w...
Nida Kazmi
Mid South Turnkey Homes. Should I invest with this Memphis turnkey?
Hi Guys,
I was connected to this company through Jason Hartman, and have spoken with them and trying to do my due diligence (also contacting local realtors and other similar companies including http://midsouthhomebu...
Account Closed
The $30k rental club.......
Im sure many of us have read all the warnings and reviews of buying low price properties, and the problems typically associated with them, but all that considered, it is what first attracts a lot of people , indeed th...
Roshan K.
How many of you are financially free?
How many people are financially free on here? For those of you who are, do you still work or are you "retired" and living off the cash flow? If you are financially free, which method did you use to acquire it? (ie buy...