Haley B.
Any advice on Washington house hacking?
Hey guys!My boyfriend and I are looking to move out of state, and Washington is one of our top choices. We'd like to start our real estate investing career with by house hacking a duplex or triplex.Any advice on the n...
Raj Balakrishnan
tenant verification is UNRELIABLE. Scary stuff for a mom & pop investor !!!!!
Several applicants with disclosed felony arrests and convictions have passed tenant verification checks. Tenant verification sites, which charge for nationwide criminal, income, and credit checks, are clearing these a...
Account Closed
Am I missing something? Early retirement questions
Hi everyone,
I very recently started educating myself about real estate investing, so bear with me because aside from the Beginner's Guide and the Millionaire Real Estate Investor, I'm still very green.
M...
Jeremy Anan
Dealing with a Tenant Disconnected for Unpaid Electricity Bills and Stealing Power
Hello All - I'm currently facing a challenging situation with one of my tenants and would appreciate some advice on how to handle it appropriately.
Background: The tenant in question has had their electricity discon...
Ken Rishel
A Must Read by Frank Rolfe
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Frank Rolfe:The PBS News Hour recently ran a segment titled "Bad Bargain? Manufactured Homeowners Feel the Financial Strain", as a par...
Chad Martin
Ski Areas - STR Markets
Well its been 12 years since my last post, lol. Love seeing how BiggerPockets has evolved for the better and enjoy reading the threads. I already have a full-time job and ltr and str rental properties and wondering if...
Michael Calvey
Are Airbnb bans actually hurting renters, homebuyers, and your local economy?
For years, there have been claims that short-term rentals take away housing supply from renters and homebuyers and, as a result, inflate rents and home prices in nearby areas. But new data is saying something very, ve...
Joseph Schreiber
Starting out and need some advice.
Hello, I am 25 years old and I live in Bellevue, Washington. I have around 600k in cash from one of my businesses that I just sold. I want to get into real estate and increase my monthly cash flow as much as I can. Wo...
Roman A Elizarov
How Bad Investment in a Bad Neighborhood Reversed to a Good One Occasionally
"The world doesn't come to the clever folks, it comes to the stubborn, obstinate, one-idea-at-a-time people."
Mary Roberts Rinehart
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do n...
Zhenchen W.
Cash flow or appreciation?
Hi all, I've been saving up to buy an apartment in NYC where I live and work, but have decided to put the money to better use to invest in rental properties out of state. Complete newbie in real estate investing, and ...