I wanted to share some thoughts from what I think is a fairly unique perspective. As both a real estate investor and a contractor whose business is built almost entirely on working with and for out of state investors,...
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I read alot of stuff online, including on this forum bagging on wholesalers because their making money flipping contracts. Honestly I see wholesalers saving time and money for investors, more like marketing agents for...
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I have been getting the impression over the past two years that more and more people are entering the world of REI.
When I started a decade ago I was somewhat of a pariah amongst friends, family and work colleges. No...
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Hi Everyone,Hope Everyone is having a great day. I am currently invested in Atlanta, Birmingham and Dallas markets. I am looking for PM and TKP in Cincinnati market.Please let me know if you can recommend anyone.Regar...
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I've been making offers on a lot of properties lately, and it seems like there's just so much competition out there. Seems like more and more people are becoming buyers everyday. Understandable, since prices and rat...
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Hey there Bigger Pockets community. I am in the final stages of closing on my first deal. It is two duplexes on one lot. The lot can be subdivided, which is my plan to add value to the properties as they could then be...
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I have a total of 8 SFH fully paid that were the source of my retirement.Every year i had to fill a dispute to tax appraisal as they always put the price of my property very high, in order to collect more taxes.That s...
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So I’ve been dealing with one of those ‘tenant from hell’ types for the last couple years in my SFR in Moreno Valley, CA.
He’s been violating city codes by illegally operating an auto repair business on the premise...
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Hi guys! I love love this podcast and forum, got hooked on it by the rental rookies! I drive an hour each way for work and am sparked up for investing. I need some guidance though- like real guidance- I have an inves...
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I placed an order with Open Letter Marketing yesterday. I have seen some good feedback about the service on this forum. Has anyone used this service or have you tried direct mail in the past?I have sent out a couple r...