Jon Klaus
Christmas gifts for tenants
Last year I considered gifts, but didn't do it. Yesterday I did, and it was a lot of fun. I took my 18 YO daughter and 4 and 5 YO sons to Costco, then to 14 tenant homes across 3 counties delivering cookies. Hones...
Brian Garrett
Preparing for my first flip!
My name is Brian and I currently reside in Palm Beach, Florida. I've been toying with the idea of investing in real estate for the past 5 years or so and I'm finally ready to take the plunge. I've been spending a...
Twana Rasoul
If you are starting out, DO NOT pay for mentorship
It is pretty amazing to find just how many people are offering "mentorship" for 10s of thousands of dollars to newbies who want to get into real estate. What is more amazing is the amount of people actually buying th...
Mike A.
Why do so many people hate landlords?
If you check Twitter it is amazing how many people hate, literally hate landlords. Why? As a landlord I always try to help my tenants and address their issues ASAP. We are not the big banks or wall street who own prop...
Andrew B.
networking-letting others know
I know networking and letting others know you buy properties is one thing you need to do to build a client base persay... But how do you go about it? How to bring it up? What to say? Who to speak to? What limits?
Wh...
Geoffrey Francis
Purchasing Foreclosures through Sheriff's Sales in Minnesota
I am looking at purchasing a property in Minnesota at a Sheriff's Sale/Auction. The regulations for foreclosure sales in Minnesota seem to be quite different from surrounding states. I am looking for some feedback fro...
Benjamin Molnar
Pumping the brakes in Detroit?
So my wife and I were about to submit an offer on a property in a great neighborhood - Morningside/East English - in Detroit. We had two different HMLs lined up to do the deal and we were about to submit an offer whe...
Jordan Sizelove
Make a Million Dollars in Real Estate
Hey everyone! I recently read Brandon Turner's blog (http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/12/12...) about how to make a million dollars from real estate. It is very informative and inspired me to get started w...
Sheryl Brown
Mold
We moved into a house 6 mos ago, every since we moved in my husband's health has gotten worse he is 52 he has became extremely fatiqued, sinus probems has gotten worse, I was working at the time until 6 wks ago I woul...
Alan Mackenthun
To swing a hammer or not?
Brandon Turner instigated an unofficial Bigger Pockets meet up last night in St. Paul, MN. It was my pleasure to meet Brandon and a number of other local BPer's. Later I found myself thinking about something Bra...