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 ...
Matthew Porcaro
Closed on my first Duplex using a 203k loan! Here's my experience
Hey everyone! So yesterday was a relieving culmination of 3 months of a lot of headaches, stresses, and monotony getting this 203k loan approved; but I finally did it! I hit my goal of finding and buying an investment...
Kieran Donahue
3 rental properties need new roofs. How do I deal with roofers?
Due to recent hail storms I need 3 roofs replaced. I've called a variety of roofers and they all seem to want to scam me one way or another. I've called a couple of them on their pricing. Most of them act like the ...
Christopher Davis
Caution against buying from this builder
I would like to provide a friendly warning for all realtors and investors in Nashville reading these forums. This is a red alert against buying any new construction homes by builder Jay Ellis of Airtight Resources. I ...
Anne Faber
How find a contractor to help estimate rehab costs
Hi there!Been interested in investing for a while and been listening to all the amazing podcasts. Thanks to everyone for sharing their journeys. I'm Finally trying to move on this and am looking at houses for purchase...
Brian Buckley
Thinking of self managing rehab property
I just met with three different sets of general contractors to get an idea on the costs associated with the rehab, and I wound up with three completely different estimates. Contractor A gave the property a good walk ...
Loc R.
SD-IRAs: Entrust vs. Equity Trust
Just wanted to get some opinions/experiences on these custodians.
I'm with Equity Trust right now and I am NOT very pleased with their overall company. A lot of their phone agents seem like they just got out of comp...
Chris T.
America’s ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Really Just Beginning
Article from bloomberg. America’s ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Really Just BeginningWhere do you see an opportunity in this? and why?Amazon building more fulfillment centers in the midwest is going to speed up the demise of...
Colleen F.
Request to lower the rent.
Just had to share - the request went something like this --we have kept our dog in the yard and paid our rent on time, we want to stay another year or two then buy a house so we want to go month to month, and can yo...
Josh E.
New York Rent Control - Is Cuomo Really This Dumb?
Not sure how many of you all have seen in the news, but New York is going full-on-socialist with expanding "tenant protections" across the entire state.NYC has had rent control for a while, from my understanding. But ...