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Gregory Schwartz What did I just do! Full-time investor during the Coronavirus!
5 April 2020 | 122 replies

Did I pick the best time or the worst time to jump in full time as a real estate investor? 
December 2019 - I very confidently left my full-time job as an active USMC officer making over 100k a year.
January 2020 - ...

Thomas Seay San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Correction
13 October 2017 | 80 replies

So how much longer can this boom continue around here?  I live in Palo Alto, where I have my main residence.  I own rental properties in San Mateo, Foster City and East Palo Alto.  The one in East Palo Alto I only pur...

Asad Shaikh Joint Venture Partnership Structure With A Builder: Thoughts?
7 April 2023 | 50 replies

Good day Biggerpockets,I apologize if this post is lengthy. I think full context is helpful to receive thorough feedback. I live in  Florida and am a licensed real estate agent.  A year ago I had the observation that ...

Account Closed How Do I Handle This: poorly insulated unit and rude tenants
29 July 2018 | 37 replies

Hello Everyone,This is going to be a little lengthy....I'm a new landlord, and these are my first tenants. They live in an apartment above my garage. The lower half is not insulated, and the HVAC system is old but fun...

Nathan Yee Rent + Invest Out-of-State or "Invest" Locally via House Hack
16 August 2017 | 45 replies

Hello BP Community! I'm based in Los Angeles and am looking to purchase my first investment property with about $50K allocated. After attending local BP events and REI clubs, it seems overwhelmingly apparent that inve...

Todd Powell Portland, Oregon annouces FREE rent; no evictions due to Virus!
25 December 2020 | 103 replies

My properties are south of Portland, Or but today they announced that tenants cannot be evicted if they fail to pay rent in Multnomah County. Further, they are asking the Oregon Legislature to step in and mandate this...

Jim K. Important lesson learned cheap, passing it on
19 February 2020 | 54 replies

This year, I had an impressive first in my landlording career. I've already had to change out two legacy bathroom sink drain assembles in two rentals in two months. Anyone who has had to do work on bathroom vanity dra...

Joey Copper Why Self Managing Investment Properties is CRAZY
31 August 2021 | 216 replies

One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...

Robin Grimes Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
3 May 2023 | 1572 replies

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...

Dion DePaoli Why to invest in Notes?
20 October 2015 | 90 replies

I am not sure there is really a good thread here in BP which address this question.  I know there are many blogs but those do not provide expanded conversations around the idea, IMO.  If you are a seasoned, new or pot...