Jake Vayda
...So this is where I need your wisdom
Some background: This is my first ever post! My wife and I are Pastors from San Diego. We have paid off ALL of our college loans (Over $40,000) in the past three years so that we can begin our real estate investing jo...
Nicholas Grieco
Save for real estate or pay off college debt first?
Hello, i'm 22 years old and I live in Parsippany, New Jersey. I'm really interested in real estate but I don't have any experience yet. I'll be graduating from Rutgers University in May 2018 with a degree in Electrica...
Deborah R.
rental applicants with bad credit -give them a chance to explain?
I am managing our first property by myself for the first time. I am doing it "by the book" - Brandon Turner's book. Rent is $1500/month for this SFH. I have two applicants (single mom and a couple) who seemed grea...
Mike Bonadies
"Exclusive Right to Work-With Agreement" question
Hi fellow BiggerPocket colleagues! I'm very new to real-estate investing and I have a question about Real-Estate Agents and "Exclusive Right to Work-With Agreements." The other day I met with a Real-Estate broker in B...
Sheena Drake
Evict or new contract short term?
Renter with a sad, typical story that is not able to pay the $750 per month........ same story that presents too often with a broken home. She cannot continue to pay $750 per month without collected child support for ...
Michael Walker
Needing advice for my son
I have a very capable 22 year old son who is a 3rd year electrician apprentice. He has no debt (including NO credit card, school and automobile debt). He has managed to save $35k with a small $2k emergency fund living...
Lance Thibault
Debt Free...what to do next
Recently found BiggerPockets. First post. I have not yet intentionally bought an investment property. 13 Years ago we moved from our house of 6 years into another home. We kept the first home as a rental and paid...
Shelby Carter
$1000 a month investment account
What type of investment account would you park $1000/month into?With the way inflation is, I don’t like putting money away in a traditional savings account. I want the money to compound for me, but also be easily acce...
Austin Robertson
Key metrics for house hacking
Hey everybody - Im new to this forum as well as real estate investing but have been listening to the bigger pockets podcast for several months now. I'm looking at buying a home in central coast California and ideally...
Andrew Hatcher
Creative Property Management Payment Structure
Would you be more interested in hiring a Property Management Company that charges 7-10% of the monthly rent and 50% of one months rent for a move in fee or one that charges a low monthly fee, say 5% of the rent, and ...