Joshua Dorkin
What Did You Leave the BiggerPockets Summit With? Your Highlights?
After 3 days of nonstop networking and 2 days of nonstop learning, I'm exhausted. That said, my adrenaline is flowing like crazy! The BiggerPockets Summit was absolutely incredible and unfortunately, we didn't have t...
Brandon Turner
Debating with Ben Leybovich for 2 Hours about Multifamily Investing... (Want to listen?)
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let everyone know about the newest podcast episode that just came out this morning. It's different from anything we've done yet for a few reasons:
For the first time, we b...
Tim G.
300k+ in equity in 3 years, low cash flow should I 1031 out of CA
In 2013 I had some good timing. Purchased a four unit apartment building, built in 1980 with major tenant and management issues. It cost me around $360k all in but I used an FHA203k loan so my out of pocket was around...
David Zachery
Neighborhood appreciation value
What’s a good way to see if a neighborhood is appreciating in value? We were thinking of buying a place in the Villages, Florida. It’s close to parents and then we’d also rent it out. However, I’m concerned that t...
Dolores Gonzalez
Should I continue to invest in Illinois or focus on Indiana
Hello BP,I own 3 multi-family buildings in Chicago. I have plans to ramp up my real estate investing. I would love to acquire another handful of buy and hold rentals over the next few years. I have also been contem...
Alaina Lindquist
How long are your tenants staying?
How Long Does a Tenant Stay?(Or, more Importantly, what factors influence how long a tenant will stay in your property?)Well to start with, if you are wondering this, you are not alone. Really, this the core question ...
Curtis K Thomas
First buy--out of state vs in state
Hi everyone!
We are just starting out in the investment world. We are at a personal crossroads in where to start.
We currently live in California, but do not want to invest here. We do not think we have enough capi...
Kevin Prentice
Landlord vs. Tenant -- Anatomy of a Trial --
Went to court today. >>>> in the words of Judge Smails (from the movie Caddy Shack) "didn't want to do it...felt I owed it to them". Sorry, that just came to me. Anyway......If you're going to be a Landlor...
Brandon Penn
HIT MY GOAL OF 100 UNITS!!
I just hit one of my major life goals of owning over 100 units! I just closed a 70 unit deal which puts me at 118 units total. The reason I post this in the starting out section, is it is important for anyone just get...
Ana Marie B.
Build Air BnB Cottage in Backyard or Invest $ in another SFR?
Hi BP! My husband and I own and occupy an SFR in the SF Bay Area. With real estate prices so high around here, we're unwilling to invest in another property until this bubble bursts. Therefore, we're thinking about t...