our rental portfolio can either be your ticket to financial freedom or a massive headache, but it’s completely up to you, the investor, to decide. Many investors who have been stacking up properties over the past few ...
Matt Bailey
Nervous About Vacancy
I’ve been following the Bigger Pockets movement for a few months now and I’m getting closer and closer to making my leap into real estate. One road block/scare I’m facing is vacancy. Once I get the deal I want and hav...
Matt Gilroy
Creative financing or impossible to do financing?
Hello BP!I might be a bit ahead of myself but I thought I'd check here and see!I recently came across an older landlord who has several duplexes, SFR and 6-8 unit buildings. He was selling two duplexes next door to e...
Colleen Keenan
Low income 1099 employee starting out on REI
Hello!I’m looking to start my REI career. I work in clinical healthcare and I’ve been unhappy so I’m looking for change. I’ve been a part time contract worker the past year and have done my taxes which show my Adjuste...
Tommy R
Buying a property for $0 down or little down
I've been entertaining this idea recently of approaching for-sale-by-owner properties and offering ~10% more than their asking price (assuming it was a good deal from the get-go), but then offering nothing down or ...
Benjamin Andrew Pogue
Renting vs. Flipping- Pro's and Con's
Hi all,I am just getting started and am ready to get some properties under my belt. I am a little unsure of what direction I want to head. Could you please tell me the pro's and cons of flipping vs. renting? How to...
Matt Faix
List apartment with utilities included or not?
We have a duplex that has shared utilities, so we are not able to have the tenants put the different bills in their names. In this case, do people typically list the ad with the base rent (so that it's competitive wi...
Wayne Yates
My real estate strategy...
Hi guys I'd just like to say thanks to BP. Ive been listening to the podcast for a while now and finally came around to making a profile. I'm a listened real estate agent but looking in to investing. I have a parter w...
Peter Morrissey
Theft of Tenant's Package
I texted my tenant this weekend to do some repairs in the apt. He was away, and said go ahead, and asked if there was a package delivered, could I bring it in. It was in a padded envelope. I left it on the counter. He...
Anand S.
TV content options for STR
I've got a STR with 6 TV's (one in each room and the living room). Each TV has cable and my overall monthly bill is around $250 with high-speed Internet. I'm looking for options to reduce the utility cost. I was think...