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Rob C. Hard Knock #1
9 December 2012 | 33 replies

My first attempted deal in REI turned into a bust yesterday as the seller failed to perform. I'm hoping to field some advice from the biggerpockets crowd on how to handle this situation. It's a bit of a long post (sor...

Seung Oh HELP I live in California
16 December 2019 | 58 replies

Hi everyone,
I need some advice! I am nurse in California and I worked pretty hard to save a down payment for a house in the bay area.  I am pretty close to saving up for that 200k down payment for a million dollar h...

Nate R. Self-manage or hire a PM?
8 March 2018 | 49 replies

We bought a recently remodeled home (our first investment property) and are about to start getting it ready to rent. We haven't yet handed over the keys to the PM and my mentor is encouraging me to self-manage. The pr...

Alex Silang How do RE empires typically collapse?
23 March 2014 | 42 replies

1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it

2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.

I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.

John Teachout How are you buy and hold investors resisting the urge to sell?
17 May 2021 | 47 replies

We are buy and hold investors primarily seeking cash flow that we live on. We typically buy SFR fixers and do some "forced appreciation". Our portfolio is still in the growth stage and we would like to acquire a few m...

Joseph Firmin "New" NY Tenant Protection Laws - Still Worth Investing in NY?
8 October 2019 | 49 replies

Our property  manager emailed last night stating they are having an "emergency meeting" to discuss whether they should continue business given the new regulations signed into effect by Gov. Cuomo. The new tenant prote...

Alan Pederson The last laugh. My 2 cents about investing.
2 October 2018 | 61 replies

My day job is for a paper company. I'm a salaried manager and I've been working here for 33 years. A few years ago me and my wife started buying rental property so we could retire a few years earlier than we normally ...

Mariah Jeffery Golden opportunity? Or taking on too much risk/debt?
20 June 2011 | 47 replies

I have 23 rental units now. I bought a duplex in '07. The next opportunity came in late '09 when I met a motivated seller, an elderly couple that gave the a great deal on my next 11 units/4 properties. This couple sti...

Noah Gregory Are you getting new tenants during COVID pandemic?
13 May 2020 | 100 replies

I was planning on buying my first property to house hack in the upcoming fall 2020. Due to the COVID pandemic, some peers and I are unsure if we can count on quickly finding new tenants. What is your experience? I'm i...

David B. Getting into out of state investing
2 October 2014 | 54 replies

Hello BP community !This is my first post so apologies if I am asking questions that have been asked or posting in the wrong spot :/I am 31 years old and looking to get in the market. I have some money saved up and wo...