David Kuhlke
Is a turnkey investment good for a beginner real estate investor?
Hello everyone! I'm new to BiggerPockets and just finished reading Brandon Turner's "The Book on Rental Property Investing". I live in Portland, OR, where the housing market is very high for rental property investing....
John Upperman
Buy local or Turnkey
Okay BPers....I need some input.First - a quick intro. I am new to REI and this will be my first investment. I will be making these purchases through my Solo 401k so the usual tax benefits don't apply and my up fron...
Will Zena
My Experience with Strategy Properties - Detroit MI
I found Real Wealth Network back in 2018 and became a member. Then went to an event of theirs in Orlando FL and was introduced to Strategy Properties. The high ROI is very attractive and with them advertising these ...
Anders Jax
What is a standard waterfall structure payback(LP paid first etc)
If $1m is invested by LP and annual cash flow is $200k for 5 years and asset sells for $2m, lets say for simplicity split 8% pref and 60/40 thereafter, so LP gets $150k in theory per year on cash flows before selling ...
Tim Schroeder
Where to invest in Colorado's high-priced market?
I'm looking to purchase my first income property to rent out and build an income stream, undecided on LTR vs STR (AirBnB). I plan to buy one this year, and hopefully another 1-2 next year and go from there. I have own...
Derek Gendig
Is anyone getting any value from their Bigger Pockets account? Be honest
I've been a member for nearly 6 months and I am now considering canceling my account. I've posted several times as and have made some connections however, I am not getting much in respect to actual value towards my b...
Mackal Smith
Airbnb?
Has anyone used one of your properties for airbnb (and if so what was your experience)? I'm interested because I have had a primary residence on the market for 6 months with no offers. (I know... but it's in the 500K ...
Larmon Cummings Jr
Direct Mail Campaign Update
Hello BP Community,I recently mailed out my first yellow letter batch to absentee owners, and I wanted to provide some info as to how things were going so far. I purchased a absentee owner list of 250 leads and used t...
Mark Douglas
When is it worth going to court?
I've got a tenant that moved out 3 days after their lease ended. There are some damages, amounting to around $600, plus a fee of $250 for not leaving the property till day 3. ($100/day, and $50 for a half day.) All...
Jye Tan
If I could pick your brains about how you collect rent
I'm a software developer looking to develop a suite of solutions for landlords with a smaller portfolio. I'm trying to learn how landlords collect rent in general and to basically understand how it's done across diffe...