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Krystin Aversa Purchase A Home in CA or Invest Out-of-State?!
7 June 2021 | 68 replies

I’m currently paying 3k/month for a one bedroom apartment in the Bay Area. I’m seeking advice on what would be a better investment option/smarter financial decision: to buy a home in the Bay Area, or to continue renti...

Account Closed How Do I Handle This: poorly insulated unit and rude tenants
29 July 2018 | 37 replies

Hello Everyone,This is going to be a little lengthy....I'm a new landlord, and these are my first tenants. They live in an apartment above my garage. The lower half is not insulated, and the HVAC system is old but fun...

Matt Finneseth Put cash flow towards principle?
9 December 2016 | 42 replies

This is something that I haven't seen yet as far as an investment strategy. I've thought about taking the cash flows from the rental and putting it towards the principle on the loan in order to expedite acquisition of...

Tim LaBorde Will Real Estate Agents Become Obsolete?
16 October 2015 | 55 replies

On average, most consumers only move once about every 7 years or so and for the typical consumer, a good real estate agent can be worth her weight in gold as far as the negotiation skills and technical experience brou...

Mark Werner Potential Tenant Refusing Application Process
4 November 2015 | 67 replies

I have a potential renter who is refusing to go through the application process. Meaning, not providing his social security number to use a service for credit check and background check. He intendeds to rent through t...

Jay Hinrichs How important are sales skills to the investor
31 August 2014 | 61 replies

We see much discussion on how to find deals and buy deals. However not much is mentioned about how to handle the leads when you get them or HOW to CLOSE a deal.A great closer will out perform someone with superior kno...

David Bowles New purchase, current tenant is not current on rent
24 April 2020 | 67 replies

Hi Guys! I recently had a seller (another investor) agree to a 45k purchase price (cash) on a house with ARV of 60k. The house had a full gut rehab 4 years ago when this investor bought it. The current tenant is “all ...

Casey Serafino-Lee How to even start with Investment Properties....Prefer Out of State
18 June 2023 | 44 replies

HiI am a newbie investor.  I am interested in investing out of state as I live in California and our tenants rights are awful here.  It is so difficult to get rid of bad tenants....plus the ROI here is not great.  I a...

Rob Padilla Guru's, Sean Terry's Flip2Freedom and the people who hate them
4 February 2023 | 80 replies

I've been learning from Bigger Pockets for about two months now. I find it is by far the best place to come for expert information on Real Estate and it seems that there is no question I have that hasn't been answered...

Account Closed What is it like to be an out-of-state investor?
19 July 2024 | 58 replies

I recently moved to Texas from California and plan to move back to invest out of state. I am wondering if anyone has any advice, pros/cons, and tips on investing from out of state. How hard is it to network? How do yo...