Shiloh Lundahl
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s investing principles - GOOD or BAD?
Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...
Jason Schmidt
can someone please explain this 50% rule to me?
I have heard from people on these boards that I can expect the operating expenses of the house I purchase to rent out would be about 50% of what I can get for it monthly. I could be misunderstanding it, but how is th...
Sean Tippens
Unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants ......
Just wondering if there could be any issues with unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants. As a landlord, are we responsible for inquiring as to their citizenship? Could we get into trouble legally if we don’t?
Tyler Erickson
Millennials aren't buying homes - good or bad?
As many of us are aware, millennials are more apt to renting rather than buying real estate. They (we?) are replacing baby boomers at a rapid rate, and are right behind Generation Z... Of course, Generation Z still ha...
Joshua Milam
What to major in College for RE investing?
Hello everyone, I have a family friend that is about to go to college and is very interested in real estate investing and says that will be his future. He asked me what he should major in and I told him business admin...
Matt Sterling
Would you buy an 8 unit with a sex offender as a tenant?
I was all set to make an offer on a 8 unit(4 modular duplexes) last Monday 'til I found out there was a sex offender in one of the units Sunday night. I looked up his court case and found out it was for 4-5 years of ...
Kingsley Okwerekwu
Estimating repair costs off MLS pictures...okay to do? Or stupid?
How can I estimate rental costs on a MLS listing from my computer? I am looking to begin my first flip in the next 2/3 months...is it okay to see fixer upper appear in my market and just make an offer of what I “think...
James Wise
TENANTS FROM HELL #1 Deplorable living conditions. PICS INCLUDED!
TENANTS FROM HELL #1Deplorable living conditions.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen ...
Account Closed
Neighbor painted “my” trees, wants court
Hi BP, So it’s time to put up a fence for our soon to be completed flip. My wife wanted to start working on it, but there’s a bunch of nasty bush/ trees blockin the property line and the existing fence only runs hal...
Maryann L.
Anyone care to chime in?
The dumbest Realtor in the Northeast. I can't even believe he got a license.
http://massrealestatenews.com/beware-of-the-short-sale-investorshort-sale-fraud/