John Hickey
Snake oils, gurus, “investment advisers”, experts. BP can do more
I saw a post that the other day where a BP member called out another member and accused him of being...full of shot....good stuff. Because it’s good when you know someone is watching. Is it possible @biggerpocketsmo...
Karen Margrave
People are fleeing California, are you?
I was born and raised in CA. It's so heartbreaking to see what is happening to it. A recent poll says that 46% of the people plan on leaving the bay area. Let's do our own poll (FOR CALIFORNIANS or those that recentl...
Patrick Philip
What do you think about this contingency clause?
I am looking for a way to protect myself against buyers causing me to take my house off the market, and end up wasting my time.What could go wrong if I added this clause to the purchase contract? This says that the bu...
Holly Williams
NRIA - National Realty Investment Advisors
Has anyone ever heard of these guys? There is an old post about them about some work they did in Philly many years ago, but nothing recent. They are based in NJ. They apparently GUARANTEE 12% returns. I'm suspiciou...
Brendan M.
My First Deal: How I Got Paid $4.8k at Closing AND Increased My Cash Flow $1200 a Month for 0% Down
I’m writing this post for all the newbies (especially military) out there who have yet to complete their first deal so they can hopefully see that getting a decent deal on their first purchase is actually achievable. ...
Jason A.
Help, served with Building Code Violation in Sacramento
We bought a foreclosure in 2008 in Sacramento County that had a large addition and we didn't check for permits. I know, I've learned a valuable lesson.
We were trying to refinance the property and for whatever reaso...
Jimmy Lieu
In need of advice... planning on moving to new state during covid
Hello BP community,
Earlier this year, I started my real estate journey. For the past few months, I've been accumulating as much information as possible. I've read a good amount of books, been listening to podcasts, ...
James R.
Tenant gets "Attitude Adjustment"
I sometimes have to give tenants, what I call an "attitude adjustment".Below is an email that I sent to a tenant. In her email, she talked about invoicing me for when she had to talk to the utility company. I sent t...
Jon S.
Tenant breaking lease
A tenant owes partial rent and late fees from prior month. Rent is due Oct 10th, last night she informed me she is breaking the lease and asked if she could ride out the month of Oct, promising to be out by Nov 1, and...
Tina Chen
Where best to invest in 2018?
Hi BP veterans,
I’m a newbie on BP. I live in CA where I think it’s just tooooooo expensive to invest right now. I would like to know what cities you think have low prices and high rent so I can get the best return. ...