Jennifer Son
How to start investing with no capitol or a stable job.
Hi Everyone!So I got my real estate license, however, I am working at a place that still feels like I'm in a rat race because people are competing left to right and the pressure is there. Plus, I would rather work fro...
Amanda Hoening
My Tenants got into a brawl
I have 3 tenants. All on the lease. A young woman, young man, and the young mans father. The couple is nice, and make more then enough to afford the place. The father was clearly a freeloader.
Last night t...
Account Closed
$100 000 - Start here?
A friend recently asked me this question: if you had $100 000 in capital and want to get into property, where and how would you start? I suggested one of two options. One, purchase two properties worth $100 000 and pu...
Jeanne Dasaro
New member in Boston, MA
Hi there! I'm Jeanne. I've been listening to the BiggerPockets podcast for the past two months or so and finally joined the web community. I've spent the past year prepping myself for my first purchase. I recently co-...
John Morgan
Inner City School Teacher, Knoxville, TN
My name is John Morgan. I have a wife and a daughter named Addison as well as a son that is due in April. I am a third grade teacher in an Inner-city school in North Knoxville and am originally from Dallas, Texas. I a...
Pavan Krishna
Security during the tenant turn-over
Hi,I'm a long-distance landlord. I've a house in San Jose bay area and live out of state. After the last tenants vacated, I spend 2 weeks at this house, got it all fixed up, engaged a tenant placement service and re...
Kim Bayless
Best entity setup for a single investor?
I'm sure this has been asked many times. I have always previously done business using LLCs, but they were always partnerships with my husband at the time. Now single. I understand single-member LLC's do not offer t...
Brian Mergen
Newbie from Peoria, Illinois
Hello everyone. My name is Brian, new member from Peoria, IL. I've been looking at the forums here for a few weeks and finally decided to introduce myself. I've spent a lot of time on 123 flip.com, which brought me to...
Kevin McDonald
repair fixes before or after first tenant moves in (tax benifits)
I just purchased my second rental house and I am getting it ready for my new tenant to move in. I am doing the standard (fixing up the inside (painting, minor repairs, etc now). I plan on keeping this house for at l...
Daniel Ghaffar
Is now a good time to BUY my first home? (Toronto, Canada)
Times are tough but my business has not seen the slowdown that many have (yet). I am accustomed to working from home as I have been doing so since I started my company a few years back. I have saved up enough for a la...