Devin Duval
Should I Rent or Sell?
Hello BiggerPockets family!
I am new to real estate investing and frankly I am not sure where to start. I listen to all the BiggerPockets podcast and I have a friend who has been wholesaling for years and just start...
Julie Marquez
Fresher than Mint - Tracking Personal Finances
I highly recommend that people track their personal finances, especially beginners that are just learning about real estate. I use (obsess?) mint.com, but there are lots of platforms and other's that have come up in f...
Elizabeth Rose
Philadelphia rowhome stucco water intrusion - possible negligence by city
I recently bought a 100-year-old rowhome in Philadelphia as part of an estate sale. My original goal was to fix and rent. It's detached - the city knocked down the home on one side in 2018 and a private individual kno...
Renay Reese
Open Carry, Concealed carry or no carry while do business
I am an advocate of "its better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it" I do know some people don't feel comfortable with open carry. I have heard the argument it is safer for some people to draw a...
Orion Walker
Meeting with large apartment owner looking to sell, what should I do?
I happened to run across a message from someone looking to sell a near 50 unit apartment complex in my town off mls. We spoke briefly on the phone and he said that he would prefer to meet in person, so we scheduled to...
Lisa Marie
Real Estate (especially STR) is not a get-rich-quick scheme
I am by no means an expert or even a veteran in real estate, but I have been on BP for a while and can’t help noticing that more and more people are coming on the board with a question like “I have decided to get into...
William Wong
Thinking of getting started in duplex investing - target market- students
Hello, I was thinking of getting my start in real estate by purchasing a duplex and renting it out to students. There is a college town about two hours from where I live. It is fairly small, only about 100,000 people...
Melissa Deacon
First investment, syndication or invest on my first house hack?
I'm very new to investing and have never owned a property. My husband and I are working on educating ourselves and saving at least 20% for our down payment. Ultimate goal is to house hack a duplex as our first propert...
Sean Bramble
Joining a mentorship/ mastermind - is it worth it?
I'm considering joining a short term rental development mentorship/ mastermind (i.e., building, not buying STRs) that helps students through the process of picking a market, finding land, navigating zoning & permi...
Spencer Cuello
Rent Collecting Software
Hi All!I am a new landlord for a small multi-family and am considering having my tenants pay through Venmo/PayPal or I could invest in a software like Apartments.com Rental Manager or RentRedi. Does anyone have experi...