Jason Eiceman
Repairs paid by tenant and reimbursed?
I had a sewer related repair that the tenant took it upon themselves to get repaired after hours. Tenant paid for the service/parts already and offered to pay half due to it being after hours (me reimbursing the tenan...
Marky Suazo
Hindsight is 20/20: Things I wish I did better
Financial freedom. Like many of the biggerpockets members, this is the concept that first attracted me to real estate investing. I started off by searching for the top real estate investment books a newbie investor sh...
Victor Morgan
Buying As-Is Short Sale: Needs Roof, can't find insurance
I've been reading these forums for several months and would like to thank the members for sharing their expertise. I have learned a great deal about real-estate investing and operating a rental.
The home I am...
Ulysses Arreguin
Advice for the young
Hello BP forums, my name is Ulysses Arreguin. I am a 17 year old high school student and I was wondering if anyone here on the forums could give me any tips or advice to help get involved in real estate investing or b...
Josh Gregory
Financially Free by 33
I have a miniature whiteboard in my office where I used to write reminders—not “to-do” reminders, but “Who are you?” reminders. One day it might be a quote I read in a book, the next day it might be a simple personal...
Jason Shackleton
Foreigners investing is U.S investment property (Success stories)
I have a few questions for foreigners investing in U.S investment properties. Can you please share your success stories? I would love to hear about your experience. What were some of the biggest challenges you faced? ...
Kuriakos Mellos
Reserves: how much is good to save up?(General fund or per door?)
Hi all!I will be nearing the one year mark since I began this crazy journey on 9/4 - when my first tenant moved into my parents house that I converted into a rental. Since then I’ve grown to five doors - three of the...
Richard Sanchez
Rent due today. No check.
Hello BP,
Today is the first month of the lease where tenant was to pay by either mail, person, online. I was at the property doing a quick fix a few days before rent was due and tenet said they mailed the check. It ...
Chris Friedl
Indianapolis, IN - trying real estate again
Hello. I come to real estate by a very tortured path.I graduated from college with a BS in physics in 1980 (yea, I am that old). After not being able to find a job, I went running back to the safe haven of academia ...
Mimi H.
Factors for holding vs selling
As someone that's held real estate for some time, and have sold off others, I'd be curious to hear of other BPer's factors for holding vs selling.As an example, the Bay Area market has appreciated massively in the pas...