Jacob Deacon
The Fallacy of Waiting in Real Estate Investing: Embracing the Power of Action
In the realm of real estate investing and in life, the allure of waiting for the perfect time to strike often tempts many individuals. Dreams of landing a grand "home run" deal can be captivating, but it's crucial to ...
Jeremy Muehlbauer
Which route makes the most financial sense
A quick overview ,So my wife and I have our own property fully paid off. We own a duplex that we put $150,000 down 3 years ago using a HELOC that we still have access to on our primary residence that is now paid off....
Chris Mason
8,400 "real estate" investors swindled for >$1bn
Always remember, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.Real estate Ponzi scammers ordered to pay $1 billion
29 Jan 2019A real estate investing firm and its former owner have been ordered to pay $1 billion i...
Marina Thai
Has anyone had a tenant declare chapter1 bankruptcy before?
Has anyone had a tenant declare chapter 11 bankruptcy before? Any suggestion what action to take. Thanks
Pei Pei Siau-Cronin
Property Manager failed to deposit rents for 6 months
Hi all! I am posting this to help a group of friends who invest in Florida. They are foreign investors investing in Florida. This property manager is a "guru" who conduct seminars about investing in US real estate ...
Cory Gardner
Chicago Action Investors 3/2/16
Goooooooooood Evening BiggerPockets!Exciting news to share with everyone from last weeks Chicago ACTION Investors meetup and updates on ongoing projects. Once again we had SEVERAL new faces show up. We went from on ...
Laura M.
Self-education vs. Taking action
Every piece of real estate investing advice for beginners generally advises to 1) do what's necessary to educate yourself, i.e., read books, listen to podcasts, etc., and 2) just take action. It seems like there's a f...
Del Kelley
Action is Required in this business
I completed my first deal and it was helping a rehabber sell his cheap house. What was my profit? $450.00.
Are you kidding me? Nope. But what I learned was priceless. I learned some ways to market cheap houses.
If...
Adam Laczo
How do I collect from now-gone tenant's back rent payments?
Tenant was giving me the run-around for September's rent. I was a nice guy land-lord and agreed to collect September (+ late fee) plus October's rent at the same time October's rent was due. Bad idea. October came and...
Tanner Thoman
New Member in Central Illinois
Hello everyone!I am Tanner and I live in the Central (well, North-Central) Illinois area. I have been lurking around for a while and decided to jump in and start participating. I decided a month or so ago I wanted to ...