David Dachtera
New Investors: Get Educated or not?
Hello! David Dachtera here.This post is going to be a bit unpopular on Bigger Pockets because it's about education - Real Estate Investing education. The site as a whole has rather a strong sentiment against paying fo...
Timothy W.
Oh Tim, you don't need to carry a gun....
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jul/06/local/chi-landlord-dead-6jul06
Vana G.
Why can't wholesalers just..?
This may be a really naive question but I haven't heard anyone answer this in the podcasts or the books I've read...
Why can't wholesalers just say they have a buyer and will be reassigning?
Wouldn't th...
Vee Vu
Do I need a Website, and S-corp or LLC to start buying houses???
Hi everyone, I'm a newbie in real estate investment. I'm learning a few courses about flipping houses now. My goal is to get my first deal in the next 5 months. I feel overwhelmed because there are so many things need...
Gino Barbaro
Where Do You Think People Fail When Not Achieving Financial Freedom?
I've been obsessed the past decade on trying to understand why some people become financially free, while the majority of the population is living paycheck to paycheck.I just launched a book called Baby Money Soldiers...
Diana Johnson
On the fence about the background check results
I got the results back from a tenant background check. She is 28. Credit is perfect, but she's got four criminal results. 2 are from 6 years ago (marijuana/traffic), 1 is four years ago for $1,000 of property destr...
Nathan Simons
Tenant is 3 days late on rent
Just bought our property last month and there was an existing tenant. In the current lease that he signed before we purchased the property he has to pay rent in full on the 1st. There was no late fees in the lease. No...
James Lanier
Coronavirus Putting “Us” to the Test
I have been browsing post on the Coronavirus and I frequently see comments and posts claiming the government is not protecting landlords and only seek to guard the rights of tenants. I’m not here to debate that, inste...
Kim H.
What to Do with Small Three Bedroom Units
I finally got a chance to see inside the multi-family that I am purchasing in the DFW area. What I thought were 5 one bedroom units are actually 5 three bedroom units (around 900 sq. feet each) with one fairly lar...
Blake C.
Eliminating Vacancy & Lost Rent
I only manage two properties at the moment. Therefore one of my goals is to use my opportunity to focus just two properties to increase my returns. I wanted to gain some prospective on how to eliminate vacancy even...