Joshua Dorkin
Help Us Build a Birddog How-To FAQ
Earlier today I had a request that we build a FAQ for birddogs. I'd love to get out and do it, but I'm a bit overwhealmed right now. If anyone can help us put this together, that would be great! Just add on to this...
Brandon Turner
Leaky Pipe, Naked Tenant, Chain Locked Door: What Would You Do?
Just curious: what would YOU do in this situation? (The lady in this story has a history of "drama" with us - so nothing in this story is unusual.) A tenant called last week about a pipe that has been leaking in her c...
Jesse Chunn
Why Not Apartment Complexes???
I am new, have not bought my first property yet, but I have been a "businessman" for 20 years. I have a higher than average tolerance for risk, so long as it is "calculated" risk. For the sake of this question, assume...
Darwin Crawford
My Energy Efficiency Project Thread, aka Eco-Capitalism
Hey there BP!I'm posting this thread, which, full disclosure, will be long, and might not be for everyone, in order to document a project I am doing here in sunny Arizona. It is on a commercial building, 8 units, and...
Lee Fahy
Investa-Brothel the Odyssey
My wife and I had been interested in purchasing a rental property for about a year with the intent of making this a business. She's a teacher, I'm an engineer and we have little faith in the future of Social Security ...
Luis Prieto
Help with horrible tenants
Hi guys, I'm reaching out for help or advice on how to deal with a tenant that I have been having problems with. Short story is that this tenant lost her job last year. We felt bad (horrible mistake) for their misfort...
Erik K.
Josh Cantwell 40K Flips
Has anyone taken his 7 week workshop? I attended a introduction webinar the other day and am interested to hear from those who have signed up for the program.
http://40kflips.com/
Thanks!
Michael Swan
How To Identify Bad "D" Or "F" Class Areas
Hi all,Since I was featured on Podcast 238 about a year ago, I have talked to many BP Nation Members asking me if they should buy this deal or that deal. Here is a simple way to determine if a deal a broker is sendin...
Wayne Yates
Serious question - Rent, or live in an RV?
I knew that title would grab your attention.I'm 24. I'm single and not looking for anything until I have enough passive income from real estate rentals to leave my job. No pets, literally just me.I'm a contractor. Wor...
Joshua Dorkin
Diary of a New Construction Project
Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...