Jonathon Nila
Deal first? Lender second?
Hey BP Family,Should I first find a deal get it under contract and then find a company/ lender for the finances? I’m currently looking for property haven’t found a property just yet but I’m already starting the proce...
Patrick Philip
Preparing for a recession
Warren Buffett recently told his shareholders that they should expect stock in his company to lose 50% of it's value sometime in the near future. In other words, expect a recession.How does this affect the flipping bu...
Juan Diaz
The Story of Gentrification Part 2: How To Take Advantage
I had a lengthy post about the story of gentrification in west Oakland two days ago, and you can see that here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/193883-the-story-of-gentrification-part-1-how-to-spot-it ....
Mark Ostertag
Rent Reforms Passed in New York State
Hello Biggerpockets!The legislation proposed in New York passed on Friday 6/14. The two below articles have related information and I have some related questions. Please add other relatedhttps://www.jacobinmag.com/201...
Bienes Raices
Should this behavior be of concern?
I'm sorry to keep posting so many questions. But strange things keep happening with these applicants.
This person says they don't want to mail the monthly rent to me because they don't feel safe sending checks throug...
James Canavan
Future of Real estate agents
I got into a heated debate with a close friend on where we see the real estate agent in the next 10-20 years. It started as a question from my friend, " would you encourage your daughter to get into real estate when s...
Cal C.
Importance of a paid in advance Security Deposit
I use the security deposit (and the first month's rent) as a test case to see if the potential tenant will be able to pay rent on time. If they can't come up with a security deposit and 1st Month's rent prior to w...
Moncy Samuel
How to increase Rent for a long term tenant
I have a long term tenant, who is paying $500 for a 2 BR, 1 Bath apartment unit. Current market rent is $950 per Rentometer.
I don't have an lease agreement with the tenant which was expired long time back.
Please ...
Brock Mammoser
College kid just starting out
Hey guys,I am a junior in college at Indiana University. I’ve been really digging into real estate investing and real estate is my co-major as well. It seems like every time I read and learn more, I keep getting overw...
David Vander Pol
Sifting through the abundance of contradicting info as a Newbie.
Hello Fellow BP'rs,I wanted to throw this topic out into the crowd and see how it surfs.I've been thinking of reasons why people get excited about investing in real estate, but get stuck in analysis paralysis and neve...