This is not to be apocalyptic but to bring back to the front of people's minds a tradition that seems to have been lost recently. People used to keep pantries with significant stores of preserved food on hand in the ...

Hey, Everyone.I am curious to know how many folks have or had a positive cash flow while house hacking? I understand that deal analysis is based on a fully rented scenario but I am just interested in how many people a...

Hi there, I currently have one duplex in Indianapolis and am looking at other markets such as Detroit.  I went to a meetup recently where the presenter, lets call him guru, was talking about how he has a team in place...

I'm new here --we bought a 5 unit rental property in Hillcrest (San Diego, CA) for $411k in 1999. It has a positive cash flow now as we've remodeled and raised rents over the years. I manage the property and we live n...

I know flippers sometimes write penalty phrases into contracts ("must complete by XXX or pay $/week/month"). Do you ever pay your GCs extra when they get it done on time or early? Or, are they being paid to do that al...

Hi BP folks - I'm new to BP and new to real estate investing. I work in sales in the construction industry and will be relocating to the Denver area in the next few months. Hoping to make some connections through BP f...

I've read some of the other post, like http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/30/topics/72432-is-there-a-sweet-spot-for-mh-park-size-and-type to poll people for what they look for in a park. Things came up like 30-100 p...

I'm curious what other buy and hold investors think about condo rentals in good areas vs. 2-4 units in worse areas of San Diego CA. What would you rather have? Cash flow would probably be slightly better on the unit...

First of all, this is an amazing forum. I've been on other real estate forums, but I just discovered this one recently and it is far more helpful. Anyways, on to my post.

I've got a hypothetical situation for you. ...