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Hi BP! My 2013 Jeep Compass has a dying transmission; I bought it used in 2015. I've seen multiple mechanics/transmission specialists; it's got a CVT transmission which are seeing tons of issues around the 6-year mark...
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Day in the life- Constructing a New Facility location
23 June 2020, 08:39 We are starting our 8th and final storage location. I will try to give an update as we go through construction. Although this will be instruct...
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I’m new to BP and am venturing into buy and hold REI with a skeptical spouse. He supports me using my inheritance funds for investing, but chooses not to participate himself because he lacks confidence in and understa...
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Hi all!So I've been talking with my wife about the benefits to real estate investing vs. other forms of investing (stocks, bonds, annuities, etc.). She leans very much towards those forms of investing because it is wh...
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Lately I have entertained the idea that being handy might not be the best quality of a investor.Obviously this depends on your investing goals..But➡️Here is the question.. how can a “handy” or “gifted” builder grow w...
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I have tenants in my SFH rental who have been there a little over a year. About 4 months into their tenancy, the gas dryer I supplied quit working. It was 7 years old and I couldn’t get a replacement part, so I purc...
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Hey BP!I’ve got an issue with a foreclosure I just bought today. I won the auction and paid for the property there. Then I drive by the house and there’s an investor company (something like “we buy run down house”) si...
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https://www.zillow.com/homedet...I am new to Bigger Pockets, started listening to the podcast 3 months ago, and I've learned a lot but I'm diving down this rabbit hole on my own. So, I thought I'd try soliciting the k...
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Years ago, I had a tenant who's toilet got plugged - but they continued to use it until it overflowed on a weekend and I was the only maintenance guy we had. It was the last toilet I ever worked on... and probably th...
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After months of creeping on Biggerpockets.com and listening to countless podcasts during my morning runs (Great idea for those that run), I've negotiated a deal and now have my first property under contract. 3 Bedroom...