Nadia O.
STR - Big bear lake vs Palm Spring vs Lake Arrowhead
We have been thinking of purchasing a property either on Palm Spring, Big Bear Lake (Moonridge), or Lake Arrowhead.
Big bear lake seems to be our #1 choice since the city is more friendly towards STR. The homes in m...
Rickina Velte
MLS & Wholesaling
Everything I read and hear says you can't wholesale from the MLS...and I'm wondering why that is? If I find a potential property that is priced below market value, am I not able to put it under a contract because I ca...
John Gach
Informed tenant of raising rent, they claim they can’t afford it.
So I bought my dads property, it came with a tenant who has lived there since the day he bought it 30 years ago. He never raised rent, it’s at $400/month. The unit isn’t very nice, she’s a smoker and there’s nicotin...
Clay Manship
Diary of an FHA 203k Loan Deal
Hello BiggerPockets family!Well, it's official. After a lengthy process, I have finally put my first personal residence under contract. It is a 4-unit apartment building, which will allow me to utilize FHA 203k financ...
David Krulac
What things have you found in foreclosed/abandoned houses?
In the thread about the TV show Property Wars, it was brought up about things found in and on foreclosed property.
1. In a recent one there was the last occupant's ashes. I called the relative to come get the ashes...
Hilary C.
Do you want to help BiggerPockets become even better?
Hey everyone!My name is Hilary Catton, and if you don't know me, I am the Director of Customer Success for this amazing site you're currently on, BiggerPockets!My goal is to make BiggerPockets even more accessible, ea...
Alyssa Feliciano
When investing out of state, how did you decide where to invest?
Hey there Bigger Pockets! Im a rookie investor, living in Souther California, looking to invest out of state. I want to start looking for deals but I'm getting hung up on where to look. For out of state investors, wh...
Joe Kim
Out of state investing- SCAM! False promise land of cash flow.
BEFORE I say anything. I want to be clear I am totally bullish on real estate investing. But I want to warn people that it is not what you think it is. And share my own journey over the last 3 years.Ok. Out of sta...
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...
Ashley Gish
Student loans or investment property
Together my husband and I have almost $200k in student loans with a significant portion of them being at 6% interest. 53k of that is at 6.8% and 7.2%. We currently live and work in Oregon and are interested in getting...