Sean Pomerleau
Investing in Cleveland, OH? Beware of this scam.
I invest in CA and wanted to try out of state investing. I chose Cleveland OH, and started interviewing Realtors, prop managers, contractors, and lenders for months. I felt I built a good team and pinpointed the loc...
Danielle Ratto
Tenant child tested positive for lead poisoning in our property
Hello,My tenant just let us know that her son (11 months) just tested positive for lead poisoning. We also live there and just had a baby 5 months ago and she advised us that we need to get our son tested ASAP (it is ...
Anton Ivanov
How I ran a direct mail campaign with 20% response rate & 4 sales
I recently shared my story about how I grew my rental portfolio to 35 rental units and $10k+ in monthly cash flow in about 5 years. Here is the link if you haven't see it.Part of my strategy lately has been doing smal...
Jessica G.
Agonizing over where to put energy -- "regular" job or REI. Please give input
I am a teacher so I'm off work for the summer, and I'm focusing 100 percent on growing our REI business.I got two off-market houses under contract last week -- a fix and hold, and a potentially lucrative flip. Great n...
Mike Smith
HELOC on Investment Property?
Hi, I have an investment property with about 50% equity in it. I am interested in leveraging the equity to do some more real estate investing. I have approached a few banks (including the current mortgage holder) an...
Jonathan Li
I'm at 11 units, now what? Thoughts welcomed on what to do NEXT
Hello!First off, huge thanks to the BiggerPockets community, podcasts, tools and depth of thread topics; I wouldn't have gotten nearly anywhere close to where I am without the existence of BiggerPockets. I currently w...
Brie Schmidt
WWYD: 5 year commercial at 5% or a 30 year fixed at 7.25%?
I am not a economic expert or do I really follow market trends, so I would like advice from people smarter than me on this topic like @Ben Leybovich and @seanWe have pretty standard commercial financing on 1/2 our por...
Pierre M.
Realtor's Duties & Responsibilities
As a newbie Investor, what qualities do I need to look for in a Realtor? Maybe some experienced Realtors can shed some light as to what kind of service a new investor can expect to receive from a Realtor.
What ser...
Kristin Solbach
STR to LTR - is it possible?
First time investor here that is feeling pretty stuck.. we want to get started in one way or the other with lot of different approaches and advice out there. We hired a tax advisor and were told to get an STR this yea...
Will Spruill
My turkey disaster
I bought two turnkey rental duplex units in Indianapolis last year that came with a one year rent guarantee. The rent protection was thru AON and was paid for by the advertiser that markets turn key homes.
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