Brandon Rush
Is coaching necessary?
Hello!I recently signed up for a real estate investing coaching program through my local REIA here in Connecticut. I am considering requesting a refund for my down payment on the program for a number of reasons:* Ther...
Michael Swan
Following Trump's American Dream!!!
I just left this message below in reply to a forum post recently. I thought I would share it with all here to document my path and to inspire others to follow a similar path and stay away from late night guru garbage...
Jake Lord
First Deal Gone Wrong
Hello all,
A business partner and I have found ourselves in a pickle with a single-family rehab project that we are looking to flip on the backend. This is a 3 bed 2 bath home that we found on Craigslist and purchase...
Evan Kline
MTR's 16 Months in: 10 things we've learned (South East, Winston Salem)
I thought I'd share some of our lessons from the past nearly year and a half of running mid-term rentals. Back in January 2022 we had an LTR turnover on one of our units. My wife and I have been super scrappy over the...
Chris T.
Umbrella Liability Policy. Is it worth it?
I'm reading Dave Van Horn's articleMaybe You Shouldn’t Start an Entity. Consider 4 Alternative Asset Protection Strategies Instead.And it got me curious. Almost everyone suggest getting an umbrella policy since it's r...
Chris Moriarty
Cold Calling is Dead? Really?
Upon joining up with Bigger Pockets, I logged on to see an advertisement that said "cold calling is dead" that was advertising a book. While it looks attractive, the data simply doesn't support this proposal. In a...
Benjamin Sulka
Paying a Contractor Before the Work is Done
BP, Recently, a friend of mine was having his flooring replaced and he paid the contractor IN FULL before any work was done. The contractor now won't get back to him and hasn't shown up for work two days in a row. I w...
Shawn Sopic
House flipping in current market
We just went under contract on our first investment property which we plan to flip. Its a large house in a nice neighborhood in need of some TLC. We're using an interest only loan with 25% down. In current market c...
Philip Hernandez
Lead based paint Seller knew and did not disclose
What's up BP community. I just bought a property that literally 2 days after we closed on it the tenants informed us that the city had cited the owner for lead based paint, and that it had to be remediated. The owne...
Mehran K.
Previous Owner Not Vacating After Shortsale. Legal Options?
Situation: I've got this deal I'm working on where a shortsale was initiated by the current owner. The sales price ($37,000) was approved by the lender and we made an offer for $35,000 that was accepted. I got the...