Craig C.
My 2,000 Hours - Beyond Significant Frustration!
This post/subject, is to help the new guy, and keep him/her from wasting thousands of hours to achieve nothing! So to begin: Is anybody else tired of the "You can start investing in real estate with 0 down" garbage...
CL Ziegler
Buying rental units after age 50 - Bad Idea?
Hi Everyone,In a casual conversation the other day a friend said: 'You can't look for a quick return. Any money made will be over the long term.'That has been bugging me ever since he said it.Here's my question...Wher...
Ryan Bolt
How to grow rental business faster? New-ish Investor
Hi Bigger Pockets members!I'm Ryan from Knoxville, TN. Short-time lurker, first time poster. I've been studying and learning about RE investing for many years, but just started my business in 2016 with a small ($90k) ...
John Cohen
Closed on a 48 Unit Multifamily - First Syndication
Hey BP!Just wanted to tell everyone about the first syndication I closed. Yesterday July 31st, I closed on a 48 unit multifamily in Columbus, OH. Purchase Price: $1,115,000Occupancy: 75%Down Units: 6 Light Turns: 66 -...
Benjamin Barredo
Why are people such flakes? Why use a mentor?
okay, I've been positive Pete for weeks upon weeks, I'm a US Marine and aggression comes natural do this was coming eventually (hope you don't mind but we all need to vent sometimes).Why in the Hell are people so unr...
Jacqueline Blue
Would you do a 2 year lease for you first ever rental?
My husband and I are renting out first place (yay!). We have a few people lined up to see the place. But one of the best potential tenants on paper asked if we would do a 2 year lease for a slightly reduced rent. they...
Michael Lauther
How to deal with wholesalers
[b]I have made an offer on a property through a wholesaler. Is there any reason that we can't just close through the title company with the current owner and have the wholesaler paid from the owners proceeds. I would ...
Elizabeth Wilson
How do you gauge a successful SEO company?
Has anyone hired an SEO company to help with their site? What KPIs did you use to evaluate them? We hired one in January and I'm just not seeing any results or any real activity on my site. Wondering if it is all a ...
Austin Hughes
Going Through a Rough Patch
I'm normally very eloquent. But I'm just going to talk about the issues leading to my current situation:The house I'm selling fell out of contract.... THREE TIMES.I totaled my car during an ice storm 6 weeks ago and n...
Sam Leon
Big box store employees
I was wondering, how does the big box stores like The Home Depot or Lowes hire their "tech" people?I mean, if you work at the plumbing aisle and are giving out advice to DIYers aren't they suppose to have some clue on...