Tom Spackman
Credit/Background check cost - Who pays?
Do you pass on the cost of the background and credit check to your applicants? I just rented a 2 bedroom unit to a couple, and I asked them to pay the cost of the Transunion SmartMove Background check. They balked at...
Joshua Mellor
Raising rent on a long time tenant.
I have a tenant that has lived in one of my apartments for 12 years with the rent never being raised. The apartment is way under what the rent should be. Is it out of line to raise it 8% come February 1st after the ...
Antonio Barnes
Newbie in Dallas, TX / DFW area
Hey everyone! My name is Antonio Barnes, and I'm an aspiring real estate investor. I'm from Mississippi but relocated to the Dallas, Texas / DFW area after graduation for work. I've been gaining as much knowledge as p...
Jimil-Anne Linton
Complete Newbie-- am I on the right path?
Hi, my name is Jimil. I live in Lompoc, CA (near Santa Barbara). I'm a newbie to Bigger Pockets and Real Estate Investing. In fact, I've only started learning about all this over the last 2 weeks and I am intrigued...
Josephine Farai Tanis
New to this
Im 25 and my husband and I just graduated college and have full time jobs. I'm only 7 months into my job and really am realizing that it's not for me. Thankfully, I can listen to podcasts and music while I work... and...
Jon Lester
Investing in New Orleans
I thought I would post this to shed some light on some great investment opportunities in South Louisiana, specifically the Greater New Orleans area.Everyone knows that New Orleans, Louisiana is a vibrant and culturall...
Jerry Weber
Monopoly Board Game
This might sound a little silly but I was wondering if anyone else saw the traditional Monopoly board game as somewhat educational and maybe even a bit motivational for real estate investing? I played the game tonight...
Sandra Creamer
Newbie from NYC thinking - what can I do with $225K?
Hi BP community, My name is Sandra and I'm a new BP podcast fan and just joined recently, as in last week! I've started listening to the podcasts from the beginning, and I especially appreciate how Josh and Brandon...
Robert Ford
Repairing credit.
So here is the scoop. I am looking to repair my credit I have been working at this for about 2 years now. I have been able to obtain credit cards since my start. I went from having 10+ DAs and a Repo that I still owed...
Jay Hinrichs
HUGE California appreciation this just in
Napa county grape land.. Prime valley floor Rutherford bench etc.. set all time highsaverage price per ACRE 317,000 last year 270,000. 14.9% appreciation year over year.I know of some prime Ruthorford bench propert...