Alan Mackenthun
To swing a hammer or not?
Brandon Turner instigated an unofficial Bigger Pockets meet up last night in St. Paul, MN. It was my pleasure to meet Brandon and a number of other local BPer's. Later I found myself thinking about something Bra...
Dave Hurt
Our first restaurant build out - before and after!
Hello All, The commercial RE forum seemed like the best place to post this.I just wanted to share before and after pics of our first bar/restaurant build out! This is our first project and we have certainly learned a...
Manish A.
Building a REI portfolio by buying SFH vs investing in CrowdFund
Building a REI portfolio by buying SFH vs investing in equity-based Real Estate CrowdfundingThis question is coming to my mind again and again whether I should start investing in Real Estate Crowdfunding through sites...
Jon Mason
Spelling out things like light bulbs and unstopping toilets?
There was a really great BP podcast a while back where they interviewed an investor who had her renters trained so she wasn’t stuck unclogging toilets and things like that. I can’t remember which podcast that was, but...
Josh Mitchell
Stories of Student Housing
Can anyone share with me the ups and downs of student housing? Besides the obvious of being able to charge higher rates due to *must have* housing for students, and the higher costs of repairs due to, well, college. A...
Bryan Kunka
Start a fund or partner with private money lenders?
Curious which route this community thinks makes more sense: starting a real estate investment fund or working with a bunch of private money lenders?We have flipped 80+ properties at this point and really want to start...
Jonathan Beemer
200 people reach out in 10 days, 40 showings, 0 apply
Hi, I am wandering why our property has had no applications?We are priced the same as everyone else in the area but are the only renovated one. Why are they not following through. I have had people take applications a...
Greg Barrett
Types of Real Estate Risk all Investors Should be Aware of
Every real estate investment involves risk. Some investment properties have substantially more risk than others. Real estate development is generally more risky than purchasing a stable core asset in a large market....
Andrew Graham
Strategy for land owned near new Tesla factory in Austin, TX
My wife and I own 25 Ag exempt, debt free acres on a hard corner of SH130 a few miles up the road from where Tesla bought a new manufacturing site. The site is in the City of Austin ETJ with utilities not adjacent, bu...
Rohan Bhoomkar
Life cycle of Industrial Flex space project - Managing Risk
Hi , I'm Rohan. I plan to undertake an Industrial Flex space project, first timer on any real-estate project . I'm very close to putting an offer on a 3 acre land and want to understand all the aspects related to cons...