Hello, after reading many posts and doing research I've come to realize many people are spending around 20-25k on rehabs. The problem is, I'm spending anywhere from 35k-50k. Am I going overboard on the rehabs? Our ...

Hi All, I'm a RE newb to the board and have completed 8 conventional deals in the last 2 years. I just got done reading everything Adam Davis has written on BP regarding Private Money Lenders. Excellent place to sta...

I sometimes have to give tenants, what I call an "attitude adjustment".Below is an email that I sent to a tenant.  In her email, she talked about invoicing me for when she had to talk to the utility company.  I sent t...

Thinking of giving my tentants gift cards for christmas..$25 to $50... anybody do this??? It is the season...Happy holidays

I don't know what property to buy:Property A:  Pros: In up and coming area.  This area WILL appreciate significantly over the next 5-10 years.  A great LT investment. Had remodeled bathrooms.  Great location.  Cons: w...

I have an inherited tenant from a property I purchased from a tired landlord.The tenant is great: pays on time, takes care of his own maintenance, also agreed to pay higher rents to match market prices, etc. He's a sm...

(Note: This is my first post on Bigger Pockets! I’m very excited to be getting involved with the community. Thank you to everyone for providing me a great education so far!)Let me start by saying that I know this may ...

I've got an issue that might turn out to be good for someone willing to help out a newbie. Here's the situation:Perousing the internet and MLS I found a very distressed property that had only been online for about 6 h...

I am closing on my first flip house in the Houston area on Thursday.  It's a 3/2 in a pretty nice, standard mid-range community built in the late 70's.  the ARV is $175K.  I work for a flooring company and can get the...

Hi everyone, I'm so glad to find BP when I was searching for real estate podcast. It is such a great community to connect with the like-minded people and learn from other people's experience. I'm originally from China...