Kyle Cross
Is investing with family inheritance a good idea?
6 January 2025 | 8 replies
Get a paying job with the 40 hours you free up.
Clint Miller
Where Do You Find the Funds for the Down Payment?
26 January 2025 | 15 replies
I work 2 jobs. 1 to live off, and the other for down payments.
Gregory Chadwell
Anyone use APPFOLIO?
7 January 2025 | 6 replies
It is an awesome system and does everything for single and multi family management, makes our difficult job so much easier.
Spencer Ware
Retired NFL Player 2x SB Champ
27 January 2025 | 48 replies
This will increase the return above what can be obtained on a passive investment.The flipside of having the power to control everything is that it can be alot of work (and a full-time job if a person is putting in sweat equity).
Alissa Schmitz
Has anyone tried TurboTenant's maintenance program Lula?
31 December 2024 | 8 replies
Quote from @Lexi Lehman: Quote from @Derrick Lewis: I use TurboTenant for their other features (and tenants submit maintenance requests there), but haven't seen anything about a partnership with Lula until now.Lula doesn't cost anything for the property manager as a subscription normally, you just pay on a per-job basis.
Steve S.
What type of locks do you use for external doors on your rentals?
25 January 2025 | 18 replies
Lock are EASY to change if you just stick with the same brand -- it is a 10 minute job.
Serge Hounkponou
New member from Indiana
7 January 2025 | 4 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Joe Gellenbeck
New to Investing - Excited to Get Started!
21 January 2025 | 18 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Jonathan Greene
Are the forums on BiggerPockets getting worse and worse or is it just me?
23 January 2025 | 52 replies
This is the reason I quit being a moderator because of something that went mildly off the rails in the forums, and then it was completely censored because I responded to staff in the forums after they mentioned me.I think the moderators do an amazing job and should be given more pay or credit or anything.
Mark G.
What's Your Conversion Rate for Cold Calling Software-Generated Leads?
24 January 2025 | 12 replies
I got into this by accident when i took a job via upwork as a VA for Vontive and stated at interview i could lower there costs and stress by automating there lead gen.I automated the lead gen and they didnt need 5 0f the 6 VAs they hired and we cut there costs by nearly 60%.Thats when i realised that you could automate even the cross platform data scraping.Then i got some extra clients from Upwork and now Im on here to help, offer the same and expand to others.going to the recorder office/courtYou only need to go to the physical building if thre is information on the documents that you need but cant view online.