Cody Gebhart
$15/Hour Illinois minimum wage
Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
Natalie Kolodij
How to counter my my landlord's "fair" price he will sell for?
Hey guys, A little background: I've been renting a house for 2.5 years and my landlord is looking to sell. 2 Years ago they moved to Chili and now they decided they're going to stay. Before I moved in they had the hou...
Curt Davis
Wholesale Investing
I have been seeing many posts come up all over the place from people who think that to get into real estate they will just go ahead and start out in wholesale investing. Now thats all good BUT, everyone makes it out t...
Sergey Perevalov
Good or bad deal? House in Haines City, Florida (Orlando area)
Hi Everybody,looking to get an advice. I got a house through an auction in Haines CIty, Florida (1117 Avenue H, Haines City, FL 33844) for $10K. It's a small 800 sq ft house but looks solid and it's made of masonry. B...
AnnMarie Bacchus
Are CPA’s necessary before starting out? If not, at what point is a CPA necessary?
I am a newbie RE investor (currently getting approved for a HELOC to fund my first purchase). I read several post that some people recommend having a CPA before out while other say you can wait until you have a few pr...
Ron Thomas
House prices will never outpace inflation over time, its impossible.
Let me start by qualifying the title of this post with a couple statements. First, I’m not talking about your neighborhood specifically, although given a long enough period the title is likely to be very close to app...
Bruce Woodruff
Ok, I've got a tough one...need ideas.
Looking for some 'outside-the-box' ideas from you guys. Story: I was waiting until March to list a house for sale - a previous primary home, rural but really nice custom home, great neighborhood full of nice houses, i...
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LIVE: Biggest obstacle to buying your first investment property?
Ashley Kehr, author of Real Estate Rookie and co-host of the Rookie podcast will be taking over the BiggerPockets' Instagram tomorrow to answer all your rookie investing questions and discussing how to overcome obstac...
Melanie Hartmann
Quit My Job and Plan to Wholesale
Hi All! I had to share. Against all conventional advice and wisdom, I've just quit my job. My fiance's job brings enough for us to cover are needed expenses and I have about a year's worth of savings built up on top o...
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Should I file for bankruptcy?
A couple disclaimers before I start:If you look through my profile and previous posts, you'll see that I am young (just turned 22), and also may believe I don't have the right mindset or maturity yet to start REI. Thi...