Ivy Liu
A TH/condo in bay area or a house in Phoenix?
Hey Bigger Pockets! First post here :)I'm currently located in silicon valley bay area of California. Have been working here for a while and finally saved up enough down payments. Originally I planed to purchase eithe...
Cory Brown
New Apartment Complexes
Hey everyone -- I have a general question.I've been researching real estate investing for about a year, primarily to get used to the market but also to get things together to be in a position to invest. I've held a p...
Arta Montero
Tenant not Paying Rent
Wondering what are your strategies or portions that we have if tenant as my is not paying. I am in Portland and the eviction memorandum has been extended to June 30.I feel like we have become a communist country where...
Corey Dutton
Whistleblowers Confirm Bank of America Still the Worst Bank
According to a recent article published by the Huffington Post, former employees of Bank of America have filed sworn statements about the bank’s unethical conduct toward borrower’s seeking loan mods or due process on...
Amandeep H.
Investing in real estate while living abroad
Hi, I am from Canada. I never invested before. I want my first investment to be real estate as it can produce monthly income. I have read that people use real estate to help them during retirement instead of relying ...
Chris Taylor
Eviction Crisis? Spare me.
Some people have been sharing news articles on the forums and I came across one today that I thought I'd share. Basically, the author is stating that landlords are using late fees and evictions as a source of income ...
Franklin Curry Jr
A one word question but so important. "Why?"
Hello BP Community!As always I have been soaking up the podcast from BP every chance I get and an interesting question always comes up. It's an easy question but also missed by people starting out. That question is Wh...
Karl Wertz
Un-permitted bathroom addition
Hi, So I am currently working on my 2nd flip. The first was just updates and paint. The current is 4bed 1bath, which I have decided would be better as a 3bed 2bath. I have had the 2nd floor two bedrooms and hallway co...
Michael Baum
WIRED article on NYC STRs and new law
Here is an article on NYC's new law that has gone into affect - https://www.wired.com/story/airbnb-ban-new-york-numbers/Here is the WIRED article from a couple of days ago about the law - https://www.wired.com/story/a...
Joseph Crunkilton
Why did my gas bill go up 100-200%?
All, I have a vacant rental that was costing me $20 or so a month for the gas alongside mortgage and other utilities. The last two months my bill has jumped to $200 and $250. This is a small, vacant rental that is onl...