Dean C.
Licensed agents: Investor or agent first?
I've made the decision and am working toward getting licensed as an agent (well, it's "broker") here in Illinois. And yet, I'm doing so to break out of the corporate world so I can devote 100% of my time to real esta...
Andrew Der
North Austin Rental [SFH, 3-4 bdrm, new, appreciation]
Hi Bigger Pockets,
I’m looking to make my first investment in real estate in North Austin. My plan is a single family home, 3-4 bedrooms, 2-4 bathrooms, new house (as to minimize repair and overhead), hoping for lo...
Mike Abbate
How long of vacancy until reducing rent?
New landlord here with first rental property. I have had the property on the market for 10 days with 3 showings with positive feedback however, all prospective customers have commented how the rent is slightly above a...
Matthew Smocovich
Trouble finding deals - Northern NJ
Hi BP,Newbie here trying to house-hack his way into real estate investing. For background, my lease is up in July and I’d ideally like to have a property purchased and in my possession at that time. Does the timing se...
Bill Manassero
Deliriously Ecstatic in Memphis
This is an update to my post "Desperate in Memphis" from December 28th!Great news! We booked our second tenant (in my duplex) at $650 on a one-year lease to a young couple with solid income, excellent credit backgroun...
John P.
Refi or sell?
Goal as always is to gain more doors an cash flow. Have a 3 unit that I bought 3 years ago, and the market in my area is booming. I get $2,000 a month in two units, live on the other but could get 2,700 total if I mo...
Nicholas Jose
How to make tenants turn off basement lights?
Good evening, BP.So in the ground-floor of my property, I have washers and dryers, one set for the first-floor tenants and the other set for the second-floor tenants. The thing is, the first-floor and ground-floor ele...
Yonatan Doron
Could I start rolling with Realestate with $25-50k, if so how?
I would love to learn from this wonderful community and other people's experiences whether it is possible nowadays to start with a first proper property with $25-50k. Would it be possible to get a property that is not...
Benjamin Larance
My fix and flip became a buy and hold.
My first fix and flip became a buy and hold rental - unexpectedly. The renovation took a month longer than expected. Sales prices for similar homes in my selected area peaked and began to fall before renovations wer...
Matthew John
Crushing it in Metro Detroit during Coronavirus (Deal Deep Dive)
Going to continue my "Crushing It" series after some great responses on my my first thread about my first BRRRR deal in Metro Detroit and my second thread about a hybrid strategy I use with Short Term and Long Term re...