George P.
motivating contractors - tips and experiences
working on the latest house (buy and hold) and my main contractor is not living up to my expectations. I have used him before a few times and did not have a problem. In the past, he'd quote something and i had him do ...
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...
Gen Young
How to invest 500k?
I have ~500k liquid to invest but still confused where to start. Everything I've been reading has been about eventually raising capital but how do you start when you already have the capital? I'm looking for max cash ...
Desmond Price
REI vs Stock Market
Hey guys, obviously I'm new to REI and trying to understand REI vs investing in the stock market. I have been focusing on SFR to buy and hold and I don't see the returns I do in my stock market portfolio (up 24% YTD)....
Jeff S.
Anyone do a will instead of a trust?
I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...
Ciji Masser
Investors who started in late 30’s with multiple children
Hello All,Josh and I are newbies to real estate. We are absorbing as much information as possible and setting goals. We are currently in our late 30’s and have 4 school age children. Over the past year we have been ab...
Filipe Pereira
How we screened 300+ tenants with ZERO phone calls! For FREE!
Hey everyone! I am a landlord, turned property manager / real estate agent in Connecticut & Massachusetts and wanted to share with the rest of you the system I've developed that has saved me literally days worth o...
Terry Lao
90% of Bigger Pockets will never take action on REI
Today is Thanksgiving. Lots of time to talk shop, politics, or real estate investment with family and friends. I just spoke to acquaintance of in law, and he mentioned purchasing home within a year. I spoke to him abo...
Matt Finneseth
Put cash flow towards principle?
This is something that I haven't seen yet as far as an investment strategy. I've thought about taking the cash flows from the rental and putting it towards the principle on the loan in order to expedite acquisition of...
Account Closed
How Do I Handle This: poorly insulated unit and rude tenants
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...