Benjamin Sulka
Paying a Contractor Before the Work is Done
BP, Recently, a friend of mine was having his flooring replaced and he paid the contractor IN FULL before any work was done. The contractor now won't get back to him and hasn't shown up for work two days in a row. I w...
Nathaniel Garcia
Hawaii - Oahu Investing
I'm looking to get started doing real estate investing in Oahu. I've never done real estate investing previously but I've spent a considerable amount of time reading books (6 and counting), listening to the bigger poc...
Axel Meierhoefer
Dayton - a place to invest?
I will soon be having the funds from a 1031 exchange to invest in new properties. I became aware of some opportunities for small houses in the Dayton area, close to the university but now wonder if it is a good idea. ...
Mason Adelman
How much money should I save up to fund my first rental property?
Hello Everyone,I am just beginning my process of becoming financially free. I am 18 years old living in Chicago and am going to college in Indiana. I have around 20k saved up and am trying to learn as much as I can no...
Robin J.
New Los Angeles RE investor living in the Bay Area
Hi BiggerPockets!I've always been surrounded by family and friends who advised me to get into real estate investing early in my career, but never quite took the plunge. However, over the past few months, my interest i...
Richard Tavetian
Finding Multifamily investments?
Hopefully this doesn't sound too crass but I want to put my money somewhere useful and make it grow (as I'm sure most of you want to).After listening to dozens of podcasts and having experience with my SFH rentals por...
Kyle Anderson
Getting started in Seattle area
Hello Bigger Pockets Seattle! I'm a recent college grad who just moved to Seattle to start a new job and I've been doing a lot of reading about real estate investing lately. I'd like to try my hand at it but I'm both ...
Joe Hammel
$100k Annual CASH FLOW with 23 Doors
Going to start with the cliche "not trying to brag but..." For real though, this is my portfolio and I get asked what's in it and "how did you do it?" all the time, so I try to every now and then share it with others ...
Account Closed
Newbie in Grand Rapids, MI - small apartment buildings
New investor looking for advice pertaining to small apartment buildings (5-10 units) near Grand Rapids, MI. What do I need to know about my first apartment building purchase? Or mistakes to look out for?What is the be...
Carlos Ptriawan
Airbnb actually making Rental going very cheap !
Did anyone notice this, If you allocate renting airbnb for 30 days or more you get monthly discount, but the effect on the different city is widely different?For entire home reservation:In San Jose,CA , early price ra...