Arthur J. Encinas
Death of a neighbor
Death of a neighbor,My mother's close friend and neighbor died last night. She was a wonderful person and lived alone but willed it to her children.As a Financial Advisor and Real Estate agent I want to give guidance...
Nathan Killebrew
Networking with rockstars
In my short time in diving into the world of REI, I've realized the most powerful skill to have is the ability to network. Having an understanding of REI is important, but who you know is more important.I've always be...
Sarah Miller
Moving right along.. hopefully!
Been a little while BP! I actually quit my professional career a couple of weeks ago at a Fortune 500 company to make more time for real estate investing and to take care of the kids :-). We currently have 4 units a...
Blake Wilkinson
Learning REI in Tulsa Oklahoma
Hey Bigger Pockets!
My name is Blake, my fiancée and I are so excited to learn about REI! We've spent the past week diving in watching podcasts reading articles and we want to use BP to become financially independen...
Derrick S.
Log Home, my first deal (Maybe?)
There's a terrible log home local to me that is begging to be flipped. Owners are out of state and are offering owner financing of $100k with $40k down. It needs $40k and two months in renovations/repairs. It will sel...
Michael Thach
Tenant Chargeback all the Rents from my PM now what ?
Hi everyone, I need your help. I have a property in Dallas and we let a property manager manage the property. 2-3 Months ago the property manager found a tenant, did a backround check and told us she is ok. First mont...
Steven Scheer
Purchasing a SFR using credit cards
Hi everybody! I have been wondering if any of you have ever used a credit card to purchase a SFR free and clear. If so, how would you generally go about quickly paying off the balance of the credit card? HELOC, a Home...
Stephen E.
Jingle Bells: Tenant Christmas Gift Ideas
Well, we are getting around to the most wonderful time of the year and that means tenant Christmas gifts. I know some Scrooge like landlords skimp on this but I am convinced that Christmas gifts build good will and ar...
Jason Chambers
How do you collects rent?
We recently bought a 5 unit property in an older historic area that is seeing some growth. We got a good deal and the rents have been kept artificially low which allows plenty room for more cash flow. Only problem is ...
Zack Ellard
Have $40k and ready to start investing
Hey guys. My wife and I are about to sell the house I owned before we got married (we currently live in hers) and we will have about $40K to work with to begin our investing career. We do have about $14K credit card d...