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James Wise Why do people Buy Property in California
22 January 2025 | 203 replies

Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...

Account Closed Landlords... Stop being so hard on your tenants
1 April 2020 | 125 replies

I've been reading through the forums here and I've read a lot of posts about how the tenants should have the money saved up to pay rent in an emergency, and if not they should use a credit card or the money in their r...

K S. My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
10 December 2023 | 289 replies

A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...

Brad Fausett Buying from Holton Wise- poor communication
11 April 2021 | 121 replies

I made a offer on a property HW has listed via my agent yesterday.  All cash, 7k under 135k ask after determining the flat roof was in need  of repairs.   My agent followed up later in the day after submitting the off...

Ryan Moore How to handle: while closing on MF, tenant moves out, deposit??
25 February 2016 | 24 replies

Closing on my first property, a 4-unit multifamily in Phoenix.  At inspection it was noted that one of the units wasn't in the best shape.  The lease shows that $350 was collected for the deposit.  During the appraisa...

Jonathan Bowen Is anybody else tired of getting hit on by eXp Realty agents?
17 March 2021 | 124 replies

I always thought Keller Williams Realty recruiting tactics were cringeworthy and my opinion hasn't changed but, somehow, eXp Realty recruiting tactics are exponentially worse. A Realtor in my office was recently hit o...

David Song Why to avoid < 50 k properties
2 July 2018 | 338 replies

If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.

Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...

25 October, 2023
How to Turn Your Rental Property Profits into a Huge Real Estate Portfolio

Your real estate business has come across a little money. Maybe you’ve just sold an investment property for a large profit or increased your W2 income. In any case, how should you go about investing your small fortune...

28 February, 2021
BiggerPockets Podcast 447: Create Your Dream Life in 3-5 Years Using Vivid Visions with Cameron Herold

What do you want out of life? What do you want to accomplish in the next 3-5 years? When asked this question, most entrepreneurs give a pretty simplistic answer. Something like “Oh, we’ll get more clients by this time...

Jesse Smith Tenant Abandoned Unit - What Type of Lawsuit for Unpaid Rent?
5 December 2019 | 63 replies

This is in Missouri.  One of my tenants stopped paying rent in October.  He then called me in mid-November and said he had moved back home with his parents, and he would no longer need to rent the unit.  His lease run...