Michael Rogers
I Finally Did It: I'm Retiring from My Corporate J.O.B.
I'm Retiring from Corporate!Next month, on January 18th, I will be retiring from my corporate job as an Internal Auditor to be a full-time real estate investor. I am super excited. I've been working toward this for ...
Will Bazile
Soon to be college grad, planning to buy first investment, Advice/Thoughts
Hi Everyone, I am excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community. I came to know of bigger pockets about 2-3 weeks ago and have been listening and educating myself on RE and FI. It has been an eye-opening experi...
Justin McElroy
First Post Here! Looking to Start Building My Team!
First off I would like to say thank you to everyone that contributes here. The wealth of knowledge than can be obtained is incredible and I am happy to have stumbled across BP and more importantly this NJ sub forum.A...
Dontrea Riser
How many grace period days do you give tenants after the first?
Open to replies/opinions from ANY market. Should tenants get a grace period? Should they be charged late fees? Share your experiences with collecting rents and making grace periods/late fees work in your favor. I have...
Rene M.
First home is most expensive home in the Neighborhood
Hello all,I just recently got married and we are currently shopping for our first house. We have an accepted offer at full price - home warranty and 5k towards closing cost for this house.https://www.redfin.com/SC/Sum...
Jordan Hamm
Need help determining rent — Rent strategy
Im turning my existing home into a rental (closing on another home in Feb). I have a pretty good handle on what I should charge for rent, but some extra feedback would be great.My neighborhood seems to be in fairly hi...
Andrew Frank
Raleigh-Durham home+rent appreciation continued growth or stagnating?
Hi all,New to BP and been drinking from a firehose--podcasts, books, consistent conversation with local realtor helping to find a property (connected before finding BP). I have family in Raleigh, wife and I can't affo...
Rigoberto Medina
Review of "How to invest in real estate"
One of my goals that I set forth Monday the 12th was to read "How to invest in real estate and post a short summary. First, let me say that this book is by no means an all-encompassing, in-depth guide to every facet o...
Simon Obas
List the steps to get my units rented ASAP!
Greetings. I am getting ready to purchase my second home and will be continuing my house hacking strategy. My current home came with the tenants and they have been stellar. I didn’t have to go looking for tenants. Bu...
Mason B.
Best way to maximize my privileged situation... overwhelmed
Long story short, will have about 100k. I have ZERO experience but want to get started ASAP. I have a burning desire to own multi-family properties but don't know where to start. I've listened to a lot of podcasts, i ...