Katie Andrews
property management company -- is it worth it?
Hi all,I'm Katie, new to BP, and a full-time English teacher, soon to be a landlord. I'm also a traveler. A few times a year, I go out of town for up to a month at a time in summer, a couple of weeks in winter, as w...
Ryan Estes
Expanding portfolio with 75K
Hello Bigger Pocketonians! I consider myself well educated on real estate(I hope!!). I currently own two homes in California. One in SD County, which is my only rental property and am experiencing what they call "Infi...
Account Closed
Beginning blind RE Agent/Investor Discouraged
I am now turning to BP, you all, as my last resort though I'm not entirely sure how that will turn out.
After spending many years reading, learning, I'm taking action, my RE license will be valid soon, and I ...
Jason White
Retiring with $1.5 Million to invest. What would you do?
Hey folks, looking for some ideas and inspiration here. How would you invest in real estate if you had a few extra dollars in a trust, say $1.5 Million, and your goals were to:Maximize income for yourself in retireme...
Devang Patel
Is this the time to be selling your rentals
Prices are at an all time high and demand for rental properties is skyrocketing. For those of us who purchased a few properties after the crash, the appreciation is staggering. Is it time to sell and leave the table a...
Armand Sepulveda
Mortage higher than market rents
I'm very interested in renting out my current primary residence and moving to a different city but the mortgage I have on the property is higher than most of the monthly rents for similar properties in this market. An...
Nathaniel Garcia
Hawaii - Oahu Investing
I'm looking to get started doing real estate investing in Oahu. I've never done real estate investing previously but I've spent a considerable amount of time reading books (6 and counting), listening to the bigger poc...
Denise Evans
Alabama Tax Sales Auction, Excess Bid, and Redemption
This article is for tax sale investors who want to earn redemption interest income. Investors who want the real estate should read this, also, because sometimes their plans go astray and an owner redeems.In Alabama, s...
Meg K.
What would you do????
I know most people on the forums are well established financially and have real estate acumen, so please bear with me and be gentle ;)I have lived in an owner-occupied duplex (top/bottom) for 12 years now occupying th...
DG H.
Investor-Realtor? Frustrated
I've been an Real Estate Investor for 10+ years...I've had my Realtor License for 2 years. I'm always wearing two hats and sometimes they get confused. Since I've had my license I haven't bought a property for myself....