Glenn Curry
Getting started in real estate
Hey guys, I had a quick question. When you first started off in real estate investing did you start off doing wholesaling, flipping, or house hack? I guess I’m at a little bit of a dilemma and I don’t know what to d...
Jimmy H.
Financing cash acquisitions
It is well known that "cash is king", and making a cash fofer with limited financing can often get you a discount off of an asking price that you may not have been able to get using financing.
My question is: How har...
Brian Medansky
First time landlord. How should I collect rent?
Hello everyone! I'll be closing on my first house hack tomorrow and I realized that I have no idea how I'll be collecting rent. My first thought was just Venmo or some P2P app like that, but then decided I probably wa...
Account Closed
Damages Photo's Second Edition
This was a Section 8 tenant. They seem to enjoy leaving the children's toys behind. After all, when someone gets free subsidies, money is no big deal to them. Easy come, easy to! This was a huge three family flat....
Brian Sinclair
REO List Provider - Not Realtors or Asset Managers - Where?
Is there a list source for REO properties without having to work with Realtors or tracking down asset managers?Example: I am in Baltimore City, Maryland. I do NOT want to deal with all the REO Listing agents and I als...
Nicole Sternad
1031 options- DST's- yay or neigh?
We are about to sell a property with a net of approx 1M. I'd love to hear more experienced investor's thoughts on diversifying and reinvesting this. Background: My husband is very close to retirement (maybe 2-3 yrs?) ...
Sumit Sehgal
Turnkey Investment Companies
Has anyone here purchased any real properties from a turnkey investment company?Which company did you use and how was your experience?Would you do it differently if you had to start over?Any tips for a long distance i...
Tom Conant
Tom - Where Do I Start
Hello Everyone,
I’ve heard that the Bigger Pockets community has a lot to offer. I can’t wait to explore the blogs and see if other discussions have already answered most of my questions. I am mainly interested in se...
Manaury Marte
Best app to screen tenants
Hello BP family I hope everyone is doing well. I am about to rent one of my vacant unit for the first time. I have a lot of tenants with potential and want to screen them very well. What app do you guys use to check t...
Sonu Sharma
Detecting hidden mold and plumbing issues
I invest in off market properties and have always been a little worried about going into properties with hidden big ticket problems as the wholesalers dont give enough time - plumbing and mold are big on that hidden l...