Rookie Reply: How Does Property Management Handle Maintenance?
This week’s question comes from Bryan on the Real Estate Rookie Facebook Group. Bryan is asking: How do PM (property management) companies handle maintenance? Do they fix the issue and…
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19 Year Old College Student Making $18,000 Per Deal
Wholesaling is a tough game. Most investors who try their hand at wholesaling quit after only a few months, while those who have the grit to stick it out can…
Rookie Reply: How Do I Estimate Property Taxes?
This week’s question comes from Gre on the Real Estate Rookie Facebook Group. Gre is asking: How do you find accurate property tax info, including school taxes, when running numbers…
CPA Answers Depreciation, House-Hacking, and Rookie Tax Questions
Amanda Han is a familiar face to the BiggerPockets audience. She’s been featured on the BiggerPockets podcasts before and has written multiple books published by BiggerPockets (The Book on Tax…
From No Experience to Multi-Million Dollar Business with Ellen Bennett
Before cooking at Michelin star restaurants, Ellen Bennett worked as a lottery announcer, an English tutor, and a “booth babe”. All of these jobs taught her to be comfortable in…
From Working on Oil Fields to Passively Investing in Real Estate with Travis Watts
Travis Watts grew up with frugal parents. They taught him about coupons, buying the off-brand products, and basic financial 101, but never taught him about real estate investing. In 2009,…
Rookie Reply: Next Steps After Buying Your First Property
This week’s question comes from Jennsey on the Real Estate Rookie Facebook Group. Jennsey is asking: what’s the next step after your first property, as far as financing and steps…
Partnerships: What to Do Before You Jump in With Another Investor
Believe it or not, Tony and Ashley haven’t met each other in real life…until now! They’re recording from the BiggerPockets headquarters in Denver, and they brought their partners! Tony’s wife…
Rookie Reply: Cash Out Refinances vs HELOCs | Which Should You Use?
This week’s question comes from Ricky on the Real Estate Rookie Facebook Group. Ricky is asking about the pros and cons of using a cash out refinance vs. using a…
Auctions, Section 8 Tenants, and 16 Doors in South Chicago with Martin Neal
Martin Neal started his career as a police officer during the great recession. His family convinced him to buy a condo since prices were near rock bottom, this is when…
Rookie Reply: Should I Sell or Rent Out My Primary Residence?
This week’s question comes from Dane through Ashley’s DMs on Instagram (you can find her @wealthfromrentals). Dane is asking: should I sell or rent out my primary residence? Whenever you’re…
Putting Rentals on Autopilot While Living in the Dominican Republic with Becky Nova
Becky Nova didn’t have a linear path to real estate like many others. She’s had times in her life when she was poor and times in her life when she…
Rookie Reply: Stop Making Excuses in Business & How to Develop a “Scout Mindset”
It’s not uncommon that we make excuses for ourselves, especially when it comes to our businesses. A contractor may have let us down, or a tenant took advantage of a…
