Minna Reid
The trouble with newbies
Now don't get me wrong - Everyone is a newbie once. I still consider myself one...I'm not trying to offend anyone here.
But I guess I've just lately been noticing just how many newbies who never bother to learn the bu...
Vikram C.
Real estate as an inflation hedge
I have read many posts here and elsewhere stating that real estate is a good hedge against inflation. A look at inflation adjusted SF home prices since 1890 does validate that view. (Sorry, don't know how to insert ...
John Chapman
Lessons learned from wholesale deal turned into lawsuit
This is a kind embarrassing/bizarre story, but I figured I'd share it since everyone and there brother is getting into wholesaling. Basically, I was approached about buying a buy-and-hold home from a wholesaler in a ...
Joseph Gambino
Got my first tenants and four days in...
So I have a cottage I was looking to lease and ended up putting two guys in it who are friends. Guy #1 moves in and shows his dad from out of town where he‘ll be living who is in town for Labor Day weekend and to clea...
Malcolm Chelliah
Best strategy for physicians looking to invest?
Hello there, new to this community. I have been listening to a lot of the BP podcasts and youtube videos for the last few weeks. My husband and I are both in medicine. Next year he will be an attending and I will be s...
Dan Inness
New construction versus 1% rule
Good evening Bigger Pockets community! First post here. I’m just starting out and live in Wichita KS. I’ve evaluated over 700-800 properties so far and been beat out by cash offers on the few I have been interested in...
Kristen Watts
Sharing Electrical Dispute Among Tenants - Need Resolution
Good day BiggerPockets landlords. I have an increasingly disruptive problem at a property comprised of a main 2/1 home and a stand-alone studio behind it. Turns out the studio, which is attached to a one-car garage, a...
Joyce Y.
The Tenants from Hell - How to Deal? Help Me.
I am a total newbie in this forum so sorry if i'm writing about a subject that sounds like a broken record but i need some advice (and comfort!). My husband has been landlording for about 2 years and he recently asked...
Tim Kaminski
HELOC Investment Strategies
BP,Have acquired my first property February of 2018. Recently got a soft appraisal from my realtor and banker who told me they feel comfortable that I can get $50K out of the home to use on a new property. I'm in Ta...
Dave W
Mentors?
New to the forum, curious how many people started out with a mentor. I am 21, a recent college grad, law school bound. REI has always been a goal of mine regardless of any other job. I have capital, no debt and excell...