Nate S.
Why all the hate on wholesalers?
I read alot of stuff online, including on this forum bagging on wholesalers because their making money flipping contracts. Honestly I see wholesalers saving time and money for investors, more like marketing agents for...
Joe S.
Did too much bragging shoot a lot of people in the foot?
So my question is, did all the excessive bragging about short term rentals create saturation to the point where it hurt everybody including the braggers? I understand there are some people that were bragging because t...
Caleb Benedict
Out-of-state flipping- how do you go about it and is it even possible?
Hello BP! I am interested in fix and flipping properties in the midwest- Cleveland, Saint Louis, Columbus and Indianapolis. I've been researching markets for months, and I have created this pipeline of great wholesale...
Kyle Grimm
Where do you shop? HOME DEPOT vs MENARDS vs LOWES - Benefits?
Hi everyone I was just looking into signing up for the Home Depot credit card yesterday (which I found doesn't have that great of benefits) and I started wondering.. out of the three biggest box stores (Home Depot, Me...
Maria Callaghan
Do you avoid HOA properties?
New investor here!Considering purchasing a home that has reasonable HOA dues each month for our first rental property investment, but have heard horror stories of HOAs deciding to not allow rentals, stop investments i...
Account Closed
First Flip. How important is a general contractor?
About close on my first house, was a hoarder house and going to need a lot of work. I want to hire a general contractor, I feel a good GC would help speed up the flip which would limit holding cost and help get a good...
Steve E.
Bidding on auction.com occupied property
Hello all,
I am watching this property and the status is occupied, the listing says do not disturb the tenant. Also no title insurance is offered at closing. It is a reo but then I did a title search by the last own...
Jeremy Henry
In a pickle... Default on 5 properties, or hold out?
Let's say you have 5 properties that - due to economic and job market conditions in the area - only command enough rent to barely cover mortgages, insurance, and taxes. Nothing left over at all for maintenance, repa...
Rebecca Cramer
Vacation Rental Market in Puerto Rico? Still recovering or what??
I am looking at buying real estate in Puerto Rico and renting it out on Airbnb. I looked at other airbnb rentals and even the superhosts have calendars that are WIDE OPEN! Like a few sparse weekend and weeks but mostl...
Brandon Hall
From 0 to 1,000 Posts - How Contributing to BP Breeds Success
A few minutes ago I was going to respond to yet another "I need a CPA" post and noticed I was currently sitting at 999 posts. So I decided to instead detail how contributing to BiggerPockets (BP) has helped me grow pe...