Devon Martin
Do you use a contractor for rehabs? Why or why not?
My plan is to house hack a MFH for my first investment. I’m 21 years old and have never lived away from mom and dad, so doing so will not only be my first experience with REI and being a LL, but also living on my own....
Mike Nelson
Why is it?
Good contractors are so hard to find?
I dont have any experience dealing with contractors, but I frequent several REI message boards and it seems to me that one of the biggest complaints I see over and over is how ha...
Charlie Moore
Property Management? Waste Of money?
Own 3 homes, at what point did you outsource to a property management company?Did they rip you off? ( Not care For your home effectively)
Jeff Mays
Just Went All-In On New Venture
Okay everyone, here we go...I'm sure that given my extensive business experience and background I'll have much more to contribute as we go along, but today is my first conversation with the Bigger Pockets community, s...
Carolyn W.
Property Manager Vendors are expensive
I'm finding the vendors that the prooerty managers uses are expensive. I'm out of state. is it possible to manage the property from out of state?
I'm currently looking for bids for a new AC since their vendor charge...
Nic DeAngelo
How Many Hours a Week Do You Work on RE?
How many hours a week does everyone spend solely on real estate?
What does the breakdown of that time look like? (ie 80% marketing, 20% follow up, etc)
Are you working more or less as you find success in real esta...
Wes Blackwell
Stockton: The Last Bastion of Housing Affordability in California
After my most recent post on Realtor.com projecting Stockton to be the #4 metro market in the nation in 2018, I've received the same question over and over and over again:"But WHY Stockton? What's so great about it? A...
Katie Miller
Calling all retirees! I want your story
Hello! I want to feature YOU in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth magazine (subscribe here! www.biggerpockets.com/magazine) if you have a fun/unique retirement story to share:
-Did you retire just before or duri...
Jim K.
Paychecks warp your mind
Possibly the only thing that I have ever heard Grant Cardone say that I fully agree with is that when you start a business, you had better forget about working 9 to 5 and commit to working 95 hours a week.
Those 95 h...
Andrey Y.
Significant Net "Losses" on Taxes despite Positive Cash Flow
I was just doing taxes for 2018 and have noted something peculiar, most of my properties I self-manage. So I do pay monthly PITI and HOA fees. Then there are repairs, occasional utilities, and of course depreciation d...