Mindy Jensen
"Stupid" Mistakes Every Newbie Landlord Makes
Not screening properly.Not running numbers correctly.Not evicting in time.I want your mistakes and your stories behind those mistakes! Please share below.
Heidi Thompson
Padsplit insights please
new to REI world. Just learned about Padsplit. Searched BP for a post on topic, and there was only 1 10 months ago. Does anyone have experience with it. 14% service fee...would that substitute for Prop Management fee,...
Account Closed
Trouble Tenants...I'm Overwhelmed
I own a SFH in California which I rented out October 2018. Since day 1, the tenants have been contacting me on a daily/weekly basis requesting repairs.Some of these repairs are warranted (replaced the water heater, fi...
Sharon C Hartless
HELP....I HAVE THE TENANT FROM HELL!
Hi all, I am a newbie to BiggerPockets and am still learning to use the site. But... I need some help Now! I negotiated a discounted rental rate on a 24 month lease back in February with a single woman and her dog bec...
Genny Li
I just had a tenant ask about changing a burnt-out light bulb...
Really. Can't make this up. I had to coach him through changing it over the phone because the closets have linear fluorescents, and he didn't know what to do.
I'm focusing on the day job now, but I had to share. (...
Alex Applebee
My first flip at 26, a woman, ZERO construction skills.
I closed escrow on the sale of my very first flip back in January. Craziness of life got in the way and I never got around to posting about it here. However, I figured it was time. I SERIOUSLY credit BP for some of th...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking “Biggest Mistake/Lessons Learned” Stories for BP Magazine
Hello BP Investors!
I am looking for stories about your biggest real estate mistake, and what you learned from it, for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine. If selected, your story, name and company will be featured in the ...
Joey Copper
Why Self Managing Investment Properties is CRAZY
One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...
Jason V.
If buyer-seller can't agree on $, will agents sacrifice their %?
Buyer gave me a low-ball offer. Then they came up to $95k all cash, saying that's the best they could do. OK.... Well, I said $99k was the lowest I would go, considering the buyer's agent commission % is really comi...
Timothy Metra
New investor with $10,000... What would you do if you were me?
BP, what's up? The title is pretty straightforward to my situation. I have $10,000. How can I turn this into $1M overnight? Thanks!Okay, I'm only joking. If you're still reading, I'm assuming you're patient enough to ...