James McGovern
I continue to meet Real Estate Agents that are doofuses
Approached multiple real estate agents in my market with the attempt of understanding pocket deals and to make offers on distressed on-market properties they have listed on the MLS. I have received nothing but respons...
Christopher Beloud
New Investor Southern California with Long Distance Plans
Hello!
I am a Los Angeles, CA native and have been listening to the bigger pockets podcast for over a year now.
I work as a firefighter and love my job, but don't see myself staying in this career until I am 57 ye...
Russell Holmes
Are there long(er)-term private lenders for owner occupied?
Hello BP,I want to see if anyone could point me in the right direction or offer insight on something I'm trying to help an old friend out with. This situation isn't one I'm looking to profit a dollar from. But if the...
Marcin Czaicki
Need direction: Tenant breaking the lease - bed bugs
Hello everyone. I would like to seek your opinion on my recent development with one of my tenants. They signed a lease in November for 12 months. In early January they advised that they have bed bugs which supposedly ...
Jacob Lopez
Running Cash Flow #s by the Four Square Method - Deal or Bust?
Hey BP Community,I have been diligently running cash flow and Cash-on-Cash return #s from many duplexes and triplexes in the Chicago and Chicago suburban areas. To my dismay, I have found that as someone who wants to ...
Elliot Tan
House Hacking a BRRRR in Dallas
Hi Texas BP community! I'm looking to move to Dallas with my wife and 2 kids in the near future, and we want to house hack a BRRRR (or is it BRRRR a house hack?). Our hope is to build wealth and start our buy and ho...
Aaron Blevins
Can you trust Zillow Zestimates? If not, how to estimate value?
Was talking to a lender friend earlier who said Zillow Zestimates aren't trustworthy at all as they don't factor in REO sales. So aside from performing an actual appraisal or BPO, what are some good rules of thumb for...
Eve Oliver
Collecting Rent from Tenants
Hello My Oklahoma Investor,What system have you guys been using to collect rent from tenants? I am putting my Lease together and I am not sure if I give my personal address, create a PO BOX or use an online tool. Any...
Dan K.
Cash Flow vs. Equity Growth: What's more important?
I've invested in both Cash flow markets and equity returns markets for the last 15 years. The cash flow markets were in Kansas and Texas. The equity markets were in California. While the cash flow markets (Texas and...
Susan Morgan
Renovations Help!!
Hi,I'm in the process of purchasing a short sale. It's in bad condition and I don't mind doing the renovations but I need to be very economical otherwise I'm not making a profit. I'm confused on how I can economize. ...