Mike Jones
Getting Started & Rental Arbitrage Strategy
Hi everyone,
My name is Mike Jones. I'm 25 years old and I’m new to the Bigger Pockets community and pretty much just getting started in my real estate investment journey. By just getting started, I mean I’ve done m...
Garrett Brown
Co-hosting vs. Arbitrage
These two have become very popular over the last few years, and you'll get mixed reviews from all sides. I'm a fan of co-hosting pretty strongly over arbitrage, but I am trying to hear stories of success (or failure) ...
Sheeva R.
Best short term rental beach destination
Looking for some guidance here from those that are more experienced:)I would like to buy a short term rental in a beach location and am looking for suggestions on specific locations where the prices aren’t so insane t...
Chris Magistrado
Digging Into the Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Major Landlords
As someone fascinated by the intersection of housing, technology, and fairness, I couldn’t ignore the Justice Department’s latest lawsuit against six of the largest landlords in the country. It’s not every day that ac...
Jasmine Thermitus
Primary to Rental Property
Hello Everyone,
I recently moved from Boston to North Providence and purchased my first property. It has been a little over a year now. I'm planning to turn it into a rental and was wondering if I should consider ...
Yen Padilla
What would you do if you are in our shoes?
Hi!I just joined bp hoping that I would get more info and help even before I start with REI.My husband and I work full time as a registered nurse in NY but we are both tired of living paycheck per paycheck.We got our ...
Anjoli Elizabeth Rowe
Moving to / Investing in Bremerton, WA
My husband and I temporarily relocating to Bremerton, WA (PCSing with the Navy, will be there 14-16 months) toward the end of 2021. I am trying to learn about the market there and get a jump on finding a good deal or ...
CJ M.
Kids throwing rocks at windows nearly everyday. Won't stop.
Sorry for the lengthy post, but I've run into something I haven't had to deal with in the past. Not sure if there's much else I can do, but wanted to post what's going on here to see if I'm missing anything.About a mo...
Darrin Carey
Borrowing Downpayment, closing costs, and earnest money
As a private lender, I'm suddenly getting a lot of requests for three things that concern me.
1. Lending the Downpayment (behind another hard money lender)2. Lending all the borrowers closing costs3. Lending funds fo...
John Lyszczyk
Why is Lumber so Expensive? (Part 2 - Update)
Hello All,I thought this would be a good time to write a follow up post regarding the current state of rising lumber costs and the supply vs. demand issues the industry is experiencing. Below are a couple graphs that ...