Lucas S.
Houston, TX transplant from Boston, MA
Hey all.I recently drove from Boston to Houston. On the way, I listened to an insane amount of the BP podcasts. That led me to this forum, and thus, this introduction.A couple of years ago, I went to buy a condo that ...
Patrick Michaels
Nicholson Corridor Baton Rouge
I am looking at purchasing some rental properties in between LSU and downtown just off of Nicholson Drive. I believe in the long term (maybe very long term) development potential along this corridor. However, many of ...
Patrick Martinez
The Lottery and being an entrepreneur
I just had an interesting debate/argument with a friend. He buys lotto tickets and says he is an entrepreneur. I said that I wasn't sure you could do both because hoping to win the Lotto is pure luck and that being/li...
Tyler Goulden
Looking for books on commercial/apartment investing
I've read most real estate books on the forums here but have decided I am more interested in bigger commercial real estate (50+ unit apartment buildings). Anyone out there recommend any good commercial real estate/ap...
Eric Medemar
bought a house that was haunted and someone died in! Stinky
Last year I too bought a home that somebody died in. I found at after closing when I was talking to the neighbors, I have 35 rentals so it seemed a welcome addition to my family of disfunctional homes. They had told...
Darwin Crawford
Irrumabo pacem para bellum - or why you need to be prepared
Well, assuming google translator is working, what that title says is "F*ck peace, prepare for war". My coach also has that tattooed on his side. What can I say? Marines are simply unique humans. I wanted to share t...
Lisa Forde
Commercial tenant ask for 50% off for third month
Hi all, I have gave my comercial tenant 2 month 50% off on rent. Now they are asking for 3rd month off for 50%. We are located in New York which is reopen on June 9th as first stage.I am thinking of giving two option....
Matt Mayotte
Advice for a first time apartment buyer
Hey Everyone,I've been a landlord and have remodeled my own single family (one duplex) properties for the past 8 years. I've had some hard lessons with bad tenants over the years but overall I am doing pretty good. ...
Elijah Williamson
How to run background and credit checks on potential tenants?
Hey guys, I'm now ready to start finding tenants for my first rental property. I just finished rereading Brandon Turners book on managing rental properties, this time with a highlighter and notepad, and I'm wondering ...
Joshua Dorkin
BiggerPockets Crashes -- BOOM! An Explanation.
For anyone trying to access the site over the past 4 hours, you noticed that we were completely offline. We had a massive crash to the servers and are still working on a long-term fix, but we're at least up temporari...