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Sara W. Is out of state investing worth it?
3 March 2021 | 88 replies

Hi everyone :)
I have been doing some research on investing in out of state properties. However, after reading and factoring all the hassles and risks of investing long distances and knowing that there are investment...

RI N. Turnkey investment value
5 May 2016 | 60 replies

I've read many pros and cons of turnkey esp for out of state or country. In summary, the pros is for maximizing the "passive" portion of rei vs the cons of paying more to do it all yourself (cash or diff to access fin...

Joseph Hennis Thought experiment. What would you do in my situation?
24 February 2017 | 37 replies

I'm new to bigger pockets and would like advice on what steps I should take next. I am a new engineer making 76k/yr start. My wife is a psych tech making 45k/yr. Credit score 800.We started out with our first purchase...

Paul C. Longtime Landlords: All it's cracked up to be?
4 December 2013 | 30 replies

I've only been buying and renting SFRs for just under 2 years, but so far the experience has been pretty good. I've been able to acquire several properties with an average unlevered yield of 8%. That's based on t...

Aaron Moayed Still 7-12% Mgmt Fee for $600 Rent?
6 June 2019 | 72 replies

If a rental property has $600-700 in rent coming in, is it standard for property management companies/people to take 10% of that ($60-70) or is it common for them to have like a $100 minimum? Just getting a feel for s...

Rob C. Hard Knock #1
9 December 2012 | 33 replies

My first attempted deal in REI turned into a bust yesterday as the seller failed to perform. I'm hoping to field some advice from the biggerpockets crowd on how to handle this situation. It's a bit of a long post (sor...

Michael Woodward Did your real estate business survive the 07-08 crash?
4 April 2015 | 39 replies

@Joshua Dorkin , I wanted to ask if you could put together something structured (podcast, extended thread, book, etc) about the 07-08 real estate crash. A lot of us got burned badly during that time so it would b...

Joseph Janarski Being Sued for backing out of a Deal - What am I liable for?
24 February 2020 | 65 replies

*Disclosure I am speaking to an attorney on the matter this week, but wanted to share and see if anyone has had a similar experience or knowledge in this matter?So unfortunately my contractor was late in getting me a ...

Shannon Smith USING ALL OF OUR SAVINGS TO BUY STR
27 October 2022 | 51 replies

We have $100,000 savings in the bank. We found an amazing and unique $500,000 house with 5,000 taxes. We can put 10% down and with closing costs spend about $75,000. We will easily spend the remaining $25,000 in misc ...

Alex Silang How do RE empires typically collapse?
23 March 2014 | 42 replies

1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it

2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.

I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.