Joshua Dorkin
Zillow & Appraisals - Novelty or Professional Valuation?
Hey everyone. I wanted to bring up a recent news story to see what your thoughts are. I reported on our blog yesterday a story, Zillow Banned in Arizona by Regulators. Is the Novelty Wearing Off? where the mega corp...
Jay Hinrichs
What cities are the Hedge funds buying in ?
Are Hedge funds buying in your city... should investors be following them and buying along side the Hedge funds with the hope of getting swept up in the anticipation of capital growth based on supply demand? Or are t...
Nick Aderman
Inherited a tenant with 2 pit bulls not sure what to do
Hello BP, my wife and I recently bought our first rental (a Duplex in Sacramento) We inherited tenants on both sides. They have both been long term renters at this property, and after inspections they both seem to tak...
Carlos Diaz
Calling all investors 30 years old and younger
I am a 25 year old from Miami, FL. I started inquiring about RE investing in January, 2015, and I took action the first week of March, 2015. I started a wholesaling operation and have been steadily sending out postcar...
Suzette West
Heads Up Ohio Wholesalers! Potential NEW Legal Ramifications of Wholesaling
The other day, I had an interesting conversation with the executive director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. He had called me in response to a complaint I filed against a broker who asked me not to make any offers...
Quinton Slay
Trying to help my girlfriend/ fiancee get the big picture
My girlfriend and I are trying to buy a 4 family home in Rhode Island. We want to live in a unit and rent the other three units (House hacking). My girlfriend seems to not understand why we need to house hack opposed ...
Denise Evans
Alabama Tax Sale Redemption Rights
There are four different tax sale redemption periods in Alabama. At the time of the tax sale, the investor receives a Certificate, which entitles it to possession of the property. Three years after the tax sale, the ...
Chris Harper
Top 20 Objections to REI
Howdy! This might not be the proper location for my question but the people I look up to most tread this section. I recently read in Malcolm Gladwell's book "The Tipping Point" (pg72) that "what separates a great sal...
Charles Ho
Real Estate vs. Stock Portfolio
Coming across this website and the Financial Independence subreddit, I've gotten an itch to increase my rental real estate portfolio to start generating residual income. My wife and I sat down together to look at our...
Josh Bustle
Dead Equity - How much money do you leave in rentals?
Hello Bigger Pockets!My main question is how much money do you leave in your rentals? I've got one rental property worth $280k, about 60% LTV (115k in equity). I just closed on my first "Live in Flip" and I'm moving i...