John Upperman
A Real Estate Investor is born ($75K Profit on first deal)
Hey BP Community,I became a BP Pro member in December of 2015. After years of talking about investing in Real Estate I decided it was time to take some action. I started using my hour commute to work to listen to th...
Gerardo Hernandez
I feel like I made a mistake
Hello everyone, I have to say I am freaking out!! I got a new job over an hour away and I have been driving for over a month and I hate it! I have been trying to find a duplex to house hack but there isn't much in the...
Zachary Gwin
Share Your Success! Pics, Flips, and $$$
Hey BP! So this thread is for you to share your success!I want to show the world ALL the amazing flips/rehabs our members here on BiggerPockets are doing and have done. Here's what YOU'VE got to do -Upload Before &...
Bridger L Logan
Tell me why I SHOULDN'T househack a quad on my first deal
Hello y'all,I'm 24 y/o and I currently work as a project engineer in the San Diego area. The project I'm working on will last about a year. I'm going to save at least $25k during this project then go to Phoenix, AZ to...
Jacqui Dolan
Contractor payments - do they expect some upfront payment?
I will be rehabbing my investment property (property manager will oversee) and am wondering if contractors expect some upfront payment (e.g carpet layer to buy carpet, cabinet maker for kitchens). I currently have a s...
Ryan Welsh
Who wants to help?
Hello all,
My name is Ryan, i currently live in the Bay area and work as a Police Officer in San Francisco. Ive been trying to read and learn as much as i can over the past year while building up my capital and w...
Ryan H
Tenant Bought Refrigerator & wants me to move mine out
During a recent inspection (multi year tenant in C+ area), my tenant said they bought a new bigger fridge on sale and would like to move the provided fridge out and move their fridge in. The fridge provided is a nice...
Jon Q.
Housing Market Still Isn't Rational
I thought you might enjoy this article written by Robert Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University:http://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/housing-mark...Agree/Disagree? Comments? Thoughts?
Scott Trench
Why do you care about Financial Independence?
I have to admit that I was drawn to BiggerPockets in a somewhat roundabout way. You see, I'm not so much interested in Real Estate as a business that I want to get into, but as a means to an end. That end of course ...
Charles Bailey
When to or when not to pay contractors
When should you pay a contractor? Should you pay them in increments, with a deposit in the beginning, again midway through the project and lastly once the project is complete? Or is there a better way to protect both ...