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Taylor Elizabeth Garand Seeking Insights from Experienced Rental Property Investors – Share Your Journey!
30 September 2025 | 1 reply
I’m looking to learn about your path to success, challenges you faced, daily responsibilities, and tips for beginners.If you’re willing, I’ve prepared a short set of 15 questions that you can fill out at your convenience, or we could have a quick chat.
Ronak Jain Hi BiggerPockets Community! 👋
2 October 2025 | 11 replies
See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy + tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.
Rodney Turner Single Family Home in Everett, WA
1 October 2025 | 1 reply
Challenges?
Bill Black Black / Rath Real Estate Duplex
1 October 2025 | 0 replies
Challenges?
Scott Allen Fix and Flip
4 October 2025 | 2 replies
Challenges?
Jithendra Palasagaram STR - Emerald Coast vs Smokies
13 October 2025 | 7 replies
Insurance in both areas can be a challenge if you're working with a broker that is unfamiliar with STR or those specific areas.
Will Greenlee RentRedi Personal Experience - Do not recommend - Noticed BiggerPockets promotion
7 October 2025 | 5 replies
But, one of the tenants said they might not make their rent payment on time, which meant technically they both would be late on rent.
Tracy Thielman New Construction — Is This the Next Big Scaling Play?
27 September 2025 | 3 replies
If you are looking to build multi-family, its challenging.
Kay Sam Pros & Cons of Listing Property End of Year
11 October 2025 | 19 replies
The main challenge is that buyer activity tends to slow a bit during the holidays, but the good part is that the buyers who are still looking are usually serious and ready to close fast.