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Kris Benson Why Isn't Anyone Talking About Self Storage??
11 September 2021 | 66 replies

Just a quick disclaimer.  This is a really long post.  Also I am also now employed by a self storage operator so my opinion is probably is not objective.I was a professional sale person who "retired" on 3/31/2018 to l...

William Collins Landlord cash for keys gone bad.
31 August 2019 | 57 replies

Here is a story of a real life issue I am currently working on. Not all landlord/investing things go right.Setting: New Britain, Connecticut. A small city full of rentals mainly made for manufacturing plant workers...

Frank Adams Lamest excuses for late rent
26 October 2010 | 41 replies

Had dinner one night last week with another guy who has had rentals for about 15 years and naturally the topic turned to deadbeats and why it's not their fault that they don't have the rent. The following is a compila...

Michaela G. Why airbnb can kiss my butt
13 January 2019 | 72 replies

Ok, so I understand that everyone's situation, property, location is different and thus I'm stressing that this was just my own personal experience and I'm over it - after only 2 weeks ;-)Beginning of the year I decid...

Mindy Jensen NEW BOOK—House Hack Your Way to Financial Freedom!
27 July 2020 | 90 replies

The best real estate investing book I've ever read… The steps in this book are so practical and easy for anyone—with any income, living in any city—to follow.
—Grant Sabatier, Author of Financial Freedom & Cr...

Melanie Stephens Seeking "Biggest Mistake/Lesson Learned" Tenant Stories
23 September 2020 | 45 replies

Hey everyone! I am writing a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate. I am currently looking for TENANT "mistake" stories, in particular inherited tenants ...

Jason Schmidt what does your property management company do for you?
12 October 2009 | 36 replies

part of the appeal for going into real estate investing / landlording is to create passive income. to make enough in order to make it matter, i will need to possibly have 20 properties at some point. It seems to me ...

Vitaliy Merkulov Require applicant to give access to their social media accounts?
22 March 2017 | 57 replies

When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...

Ivan Aldana Dealing with bad contractors
7 July 2024 | 42 replies

Hey everybody! I need your guys help and some insight on this BIG problem I got. I hired this contractor that I found on the bigger pockets website actually and I ended up getting burned by him. He’s been working on a...

Iris Ortiz Wholesaling is illegal in NC?
15 May 2021 | 75 replies

I just ran in to a REALTOR that told me would not work with me because assignments of contract and wholesaling is illegal in North Carolina. I have contacted an attorney that advised assignments and double closings ar...