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Patricia Franciulli contractor madness
2 September 2013 | 76 replies

I hired a contractor to instal 1100 sf of tile because the Store where I brought the tile suggested him to do the job. After he started the work I noticed that he would leave my job for hours than come back and t...

Wayne Tam Top rental markets are also the most dangerous cities?
8 June 2015 | 48 replies

Just came across this list of most dangerous cities in America: Forbes 10 Most Dangerous US Cities and to my surprise many of the top rental markets spoke of by the other members are on the list!  Detroit, St Louis, M...

Shane Craig Rental Property Highs and Lows
15 October 2019 | 47 replies

Generally speaking I'm a realist that leans more on the positive of most situations. However for the last month I have been getting my butt kicked( tenant complaints, costly repairs, and next month will be my highest ...

Bryan Hancock Have One ARM in Your Loan Portfolio?
2 January 2011 | 41 replies

A few years back I was studying mortgage products and learning what other options are available for debt. One of the things that intrigued me was that ARMs can have payments lowered if you prepay the mortgage. I fou...

Account Closed A baltimore city landlords thoughts (not mine)
15 December 2016 | 8 replies

Written by a baltimore city landlord recently....perhaps the funniest thing I've ever read.

Thanks Mary Jo, you raise a wise point. To Chris, Heather and everyone else who was asking about how these turned out, par...

Stephanie D. Getting cold feet - help!
10 August 2022 | 46 replies

So we've got an accepted offer and have fulfilled all conditions. Had a bit of trouble with financing due to the type of foundation but that has now been resolved. But last night, just before our deadline, I wrote to ...

Jeffery Waicak Habits of wealthy people
17 June 2017 | 40 replies

I was looking at Grant cordone' s Twitter. He said that something like 68% of wealthy people do cardio 4x a week 26% of poor people do. 90% of wealthy people read 30 minutes  a day. 2% of poor people do.  What other h...

Jan Kutrzeba Gut or sell my SFR that has constant maintenance issues?
3 January 2022 | 64 replies

Hi BP,I need your advice on whether I should get rid of my problematic out of state SFR rental property or take a loan to gut it.It’s a 120-year old 4br 1ba SFR in a not-so-good part of Allentown, PA - very typical to...

Chris Wilkening Dave Ramsey says RE should be 5% of portfolio
8 September 2019 | 50 replies

I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...

Michael L. Opening the Kimono: My Out-of-State REI Experience
8 February 2019 | 282 replies

Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property.  A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago.  I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...