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Results (61)
Rey Gonzalez Have funds, but need advice
28 January 2021 | 40 replies

New investor here. I am in the process of finishing my basement to rent out, which I guess is one way to house hack, but I am looking to do more. I have available funds (150k-200k), and I'm spending time analyzing dea...

Account Closed First REI deal looked promising but rehab costs keep growing
22 November 2020 | 53 replies

Calling out to all investors...How many of you thought you had at least a base hit on your first property and then, in the end it turned out to bite you (financially speaking). I am in the process of buying a foreclo...

Hilary C. What was your worst home renovation fail!?!
27 April 2020 | 115 replies

Hey BiggerPockets family!We'd love to see (or hear) about your worst home renovation fails, and how you were able to fix them :)Sometimes you learn the most from someone else's mistakes --- and sometimes you just need...

John Hickey Killing it by turning crack dens into safe housing
15 October 2019 | 133 replies

I’d like to share my strategies here to help others make money and turn the worst war zone, vacant areas into safe spots for families to live.

I’m by no means the only one doing it. It’s just hard to find people t...

Dhar Rawal My success story: Turning $250k into tax free $1.25mil
21 July 2021 | 89 replies

I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...

Jay Hinrichs Today I paid a 100,000.00 Assignment fee !!!
25 August 2017 | 61 replies

AS all you know I am not all that keen on newbies thinking the road to real estate rich's is paved through wholesaling. And today I just paid a 100,000.  assignment fee.. can't think of any bigger at least that I knew...

Amanda H. “Bad” neighborhoods - buy rentals or not?
8 August 2018 | 62 replies

I’m looking at a great deal in a not great neighborhood. Not great as in lower income, higher crime, and from what I can tell driving through, mostly African American neighborhood. Should I avoid this area all togethe...

Amanda B. New here and first bout with awful tenants
13 March 2018 | 65 replies

Hi everyone! I am new here and still relatively new to renting my house out, even though I've been doing it for about 7 years now. I'm only on my second set of tenants.My question/situation is:I rent my old house. The...

Danielle McClelland Anyone started investing in RE at age 35 or later?
25 November 2021 | 273 replies

My husband and I discovered BP this summer and are ready to start invest! We have enough capital and are actively searching for deals and running the numbers. It’s exciting!

Anyone else got started at or around 35? ...

Giovanny Garcia Should I do the full 20 years
14 January 2019 | 131 replies

Hello BP! I am an Active Duty Army Staff Sergeant (E-6) currently at 9 years 5 months Time In Service with 10 months left of Active Duty service. This will put me at exactly 10 years 2 months TIS. I am struggling w...