Chris Simmons
short term strategy to get to a long term strategy
I turn 40 soon and want to go into real estate full time....sooner than later. The good news is I have a nice paying job....the bad news is that it is a JOB. I plan to start the process of becoming a Realtor and the...
Jacob M Nelson
Newbie Currently located in Everett, WA
Good day to anyone reading,My name is Jacob. I'm brand new to bigger pockets and real estate investing. I've read dozens of articles, a few books, and watched dozens of YouTube videos so far. I'm active duty military ...
Brock Lile
Storage Business Springboard??
Hello all,I haven't been active on the BP forums yet but am a BP podcast ADDICT!I figured I could post this here and would welcome any and all input!There's a place I've been eyeballing for a few years now. It's a pol...
Eric Medemar
Confused Where To Start....Start Here!
I started out posting a response to a "how to get started question"...then after a frenzy of typing I realized that it deserved a post of it's own....
I try to post answers like I would have liked to see when I was s...
Eric Gutierrez
Check your toilets
Hi,
I just wanted to post about a fun experience I had this past Friday night at one of my rentals. At about 10:00pm I got a call from one of my tenants telling me that she just got home and found the toilet leaking ...
Bob Crane
All Electric vs Gas Furnace/Water Heater in Northern Illinois
I've purchased my first property in Northern Illinois about 30 minutes south of Joliet. It is a 1400 sq ft single family in a C class area that I plan to rent.The place will need all new utilities/appliances. Two la...
Paul Sandhu
Reverse psychology in promoting STRs?
My STRs are specifically marketed towards refinery contractors. There is a billboard of mine in the contractor parking lot. Right now my rentals have a higher vacancy than normal. So does my competition, the local ...
Chinmay J.
Replacing Dishwasher nightmare.
When things are not going your way, something as simple as replacing a dishwasher can prove to be a nightmare. I am sure there are more people here who have experienced same total incompetence and lack of professional...
Helen Zhang
Dallas, Texas, a property with Weird Tax History
Hello BP community,I am in the process of purchasing a property in Dallas Texas, and it is a REO property.I am cleared with title insurance and received title commitment. However, when I looked up the tax history on t...
Joshua McGinnis
Thoughts on industrial property?
All of the major LA analysts are showing increasing demand, rising rents and vacancy rates at all-time lows for industrial property (among everything else).I'm interested in learning more about the product type. Does ...