Brady Mullen
You Expect Cash Flow?
Investing in real estate is categorically different than investing in stocks/bonds and other customary financial planning tools.
It is buying a small business. This fundamentally changes how you should think about t...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: What conditions would make you want to leave RE investing?
Our Question of the Week is again about data. You don't need an economics degree to see that rates and values are rapidly increasing.Read our data expert @Dave Meyer's take on it here" https://www.biggerpockets.com/.....
Cameron Calvert
How to tell the new neighbors you’re running an airbnb
So my girlfriend and I just bought a house with incredible mountain views and are planning on turning the property into a vacation rental. The problem is, the new neighbors suffer from various mental illnesses and are...
Eric L.
Nissan announces driverless cars by 2020
Nissan announced today that they will sell driverless cars by 2020. What the heck does this have to do with real estate investing? Well, a lot. This will be the biggest driver of change since the Internet.
Th...
Noah Levenson
1st deal - small multifamily or partnering on a bigger deal?
Hey everyone, I'm looking for some advice here. I have two paths forward to get my first deal done, and I'd love to tap into the collective wisdom of the BP community for feedback.Option 1: Buy my own small multifamil...
Peter Eberhardt
Uber bought me my second property
Hey BP.
I am exhausted. But I am stoked to say between all of your help as a community I finally closed a couple weeks ago on my first deal, a 4plex in Bakersfield. I will be self managing from San Diego and once al...
Account Closed
how much do you pay realtors?
This business has taught me to be frugal. As such, I have a hard time paying the full 6 percent that is standard in my area. I've sold FSBO a few times and I know that with tight inventory, rehabbed houses practical...
T Brown
tenants depositing into account
How does it work to have tenants deposit directly into your bank account? Do you just give them your account number? Isn't that dangerous? I've never heard of this and would like to understand the mechanics.
TIA
Trina
Olivia Umoren
Washington DC/Maryland Market
Hi Everyone,I’m just starting out (haven’t yet bought a property) but I’m preparing myself to purchase within the next year or two. I currently live in Boston and the market here is too expensive and I don’t plan on b...
Jack Hemion
Newbie Investor - Seattle, WA
Hey everyone! I'm Jack, a newbie investor from Seattle, WA that's been on Biggerpockets as a lurker for about six months or so. Although I've done a fair bit of reading, I haven't actually gotten into any sort of deal...