Yonah Weiss
WHO has helped you on BiggerPockets?
Name something you've learned from someone on BiggerPockets (podcast, forums, blog, whatever) and tag the person from whom you learned it. Name as many people as you want, but please limit your posts to one-person-per...
Chris Clothier
Are Appraisers Hurting Real Estate Values?
I wrote an article for the BP Blog asking a question about real estate appraisers and what role they are playing in holding down real estate values: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/07/18/are-appraisers-pa...
J. Martin
Being frugal paid off in RE: $1k car, $1MM in RE, $140K/yr gross rents, and free couches..
I was looking for advice on starting out in being a successful real estate investor (with no capital) years back and ran across a few people who gave some of the best advice I have ever received for that scenario: BE ...
Jennifer Schelkopf
What properties did you buy in 2020?
With just a few weeks left in the year, it's likely that I'll end 2020 having made no purchases. I only began looking in earnest in late October, so I don't feel too bad about it, but I'd love to hear about what YOU p...
Logan J.
Should I buy or cont. to rent? I plan on renting out extra rooms.
Morning everyone,I am looking to buy a home in May when my lease ends. I plan on buying a single family home with a minimum of 3 beds and 2 baths. I am currently renting a 2200 sq. ft. 3/2 house for $1500 a month. Aft...
Bryce Renicker
Negative Cash Flow on Low Money Down
Hello BP community. I’m looking to get into my first ever property as a live in duplex with a 3.5% down FHA here in Chicago (McKinley Park, Bridgeport, or Pilsen) The problem I am running into is that any properties I...
Erik Haugen
Ethical dilemma around kicking tenants out
I bought a 8-unit apartment building; the value add is that rents are 20% below market value. My strategy was to buy, let the tenants go, rehab, and raise the rents. We gave notice to all the tenants (who are month-to...
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Equity vs. Positive Cash Flow
With all of the media on the housing market today, it is tough for real estate investors to know what to do. If you live in one of the markets that is suffering from a sharp price correction, you might think that the ...
Account Closed
Is BP just for guys?
A recent BP blog article by Scott Trench had the phrase “. . . guys like us here on BiggerPockets . . . “ I commented about the gendered language, because if people don’t realize they’re doing it, it can never change....
Alex Young
Newbie, ready to get going, sick of living in my car broke
Hi Bigger Pockets community, I am 26 years old with an undergraduate education in geology. I've spent the last couple of years wandering aimlessly and it hasn't paid off to do so. Trying to reinvent myself, my strateg...