I recently (...like an hour ago :mrgreen: ) went through this thread exploring the old argument between the cash flow guys and the appreciation guys.More specifically MikeOH and Nationwidepi (Mike and will) and off co...

Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...

I’m 20, and I just dropped out of college to pursue RE full time. It’s not that I was bad at school- I had a 3.1 GPA heading into my junior year, but I just decided that since I have clarity on what I want in life, th...

Hello, I'm a newbie and this is my first post on Bigger Pockets although I have lurked here for several years. While I have been able to find invaluable information on this site, I find many of the posts (especially i...

hello BP users,I have been fascinated by real estate development for years now since i was a little kid, and i have decided that this is the career path i want to take.So what is the best way to become a developer?1. ...

Good morning BiggerPockets community!  I am Tony Augustyn, a brand new real estate investor, getting started on the path.  Like a lot of people, I had an "awakening" after reading Rich Dad, and have spent the past cou...

We received a list of what I would call grievances from our previous landlords. It was not an itemized list of deductions. As a military family, we’ve rented for a good chunk of the past 23 years, but I’ve never encou...

Hello, I have 3 properties that I've owned for 3 years and recently added a package of 5 that gave me 8 total. They're all paid off and the value is give or take $400-450k. The total rents generated will be $6300/mont...

Assuming you have a corporate job with employer matching 401k, would you save money for down payment for real estate investment or would you invest in 401k?I understand this question can be answered differently depend...

There aren't enough renters to build demand so prices are dropping. They're dropping so low that Landlords are choosing to keep the units vacant rather than fill them at reduced prices. In August, they warehoused over...