Elliott Kim
1st Time Buyer: Help Win Bidding War for Competitive Property
Hello Bigger Pockets! I'm in pursuit to becoming a first-time house owner/hacker in the extremely competitive market of Chicago. Upon the property's listing a day ago, I quickly consulted my agent and decided it best ...
Fred Shandler
First deal - out of state: Bad Idea?
I'm strongly considering doing my first deal (rental) out of state (I'm in NJ, property would be in upstate NY -4 hours away). As a first time buyer (and current renter), it is MUCH easier to get started investing in...
Steven Loveless
The forest and the trees: questions after erentpayment issues
Many of you probably know about (or worse have lost money with) the erentpayment.com SNAFU; I was lucky that I had payments processed right before this all happened. (Link for those that are interested: BP erentpaymen...
Ibrahim Hughes
How do you Rehabbers deal with new contractors?
I’m moving on to a new contractor. Had a trusting relationship with my last guy until he started cutting corners without telling me.
So I have a big job ($90k rehab) for my next crew who I’ve never used before. My b...
Astasia Drysdale
Any advice on a home improvement loan for my first flip ?
HI My sister and I are geared up to dive into property investment with a fix-and-flip project in Ohio. We've diligently saved money and secured a loan to kickstart our venture. However, we're eager to explore ways to ...
Tom Fitzsimmons
Questions to ask lender as I am I a first time home buyer
What are some questions I should be asking a lender? I'm a first time home buyer... So far I have: - Are their any first time home buyer grants I can take advantage of in my state? (I'm investing in Maryland) - Are a...
Ryan Kopf
Does anyone have solar on their rentals? What's your experience?
Most of my rental properties are duplex and fourplexes. Sometimes they come where there's only one house account for the whole thing. On my biggest one I'm having Iowa Solar install solar on it. What's your experience...
Victoria Hogan
Difficulty finding a tenant
My husband and I recently bought our first rental home (in Fayetteville, AR) but have had very little interest in the 2 weeks it's been on the market so far. I'm wondering if it is priced too high or if our property m...
Jonathan Lehman
New member from Columbia, Pennsylvania
Hi BP community! My name is Jonathan Lehman. I'm from Columbia, PA. My wife and I have been married for 10 years and we have 3 boys. I've had an interest in real estate investing for a while now, but have yet to rea...
Spencer Clark
Will Housing be "the Biggest Business Story of the next 5 Years"?
The Washington Post published an article from an outside contributor (and investor), Conor Sen, claiming that while software was the biggest business story of the last five years, housing will rule the next five years...