Christopher S.
Purchasing property with friends for personal use and rental
Hi everyone,First time poster here. I work as an attorney (in a field unrelated to real estate, unfortunately) and plan to purchase property in the coming months with two long-time friends, one who manages his parents...
Chris Drury
Tax advantages for rental
Hi all
I have a previous house (now rental) that is quite underwater. I paid about 10k in repair costs this year for a new HVAC and the basement had to be excavated due to the plumbing collapsing under the house. Ye...
Rich Weese
Is 2013 a repeat of 2007??
I'm starting to hear about great deals from Taxi drivers, hair stylists etc. Lots in my areas are going up 20% and home prices as much as 25%. Sorry, but I'm a realist and this seems a lot like 2007. Are we in for a s...
Patrick Hopkins
Hello from Medford, MA!
My name is Patrick Hopkins, and I finally set up my BP profile (picture and profile completion to come this weekend). I have researched several topics on the site before, and yesterday I noticed a post in the forums ...
Kalvin Seidl
New to Industry--Saying Hello
Hello BP Community! My name is Kalvin and I am from the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. I have recently just started getting my feet wet in this industry. I am taking the time to research the industry using Bigger Pock...
Christopher Moore
New Member From San Mateo With Questions!
Hello BP Community,My name is Chris and I currently reside in San Mateo, CA. I got married about a month ago and my wife and I are interested in pursuing real estate investing as a way to generate passive income (shou...
Kenneth Garrett
Planning For The Next Recession
There have been lots of conversations regarding the next recession. It would make sense for the buy and hold investors to keep your leverage down to 60% or less. When 2007 hit how did the buy n hold investors survive...
Michael Kapla
Real Estate Newbie / Professional Hockey Player
I have recently gotten hooked on Real Estate and came across Bigger Pockets. For the past few months I have been watching videos, reading books, and listening to podcasts to learn and educate myself. Right now I play ...
Diem Tran
Commercial tenant screening?
How would I go about screening prospective commercial tenants? I tried searching this topic on BP but so far, haven't found a discussion. So does it not exist or is it no different than residential tenant screening,...
Sridhar Ramakrishnan
Early Retirement & Real Estate Exit Strategy
Early Retirement & Real Estate Exit StrategyI am new to BP. I have been investing in SFR (Buy & Hold) for 18 Years. Last 2 Years, I am considering different ramp down strategies on my investments with a primar...