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26 March 2020 | 1 reply
In this post, we’ve attempted to answer some increasingly common questions.So far, the biggest challenges being faced are due to the Social Distancing policy we've reasonably been asked to adhere to by state and local authorities.
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26 March 2020 | 5 replies
I think that even well-capitalized landlords should not have to bleed to maintain that situation.Aside from this, and generally speaking, I think that a hands-off government that allows free competition and does not grant bailouts in any sense, just keeps the infrastructure and common defense, is better than one that intervenes.
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26 March 2020 | 3 replies
What you are doing is a common mistake for many, many first-time real estate investors--you go around and around, collecting information, doing more research, learning about the market, studying any and every piece of information you can find, but you NEVER PULL THE TRIGGER.
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24 July 2021 | 172 replies
Like I said, the common sense approach here is give tenants rent forbearance (they still have to pay it later) and only if the tenant has hardship.
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5 April 2020 | 15 replies
I am in the lending industry and unfortunately this is very common in the last couple weeks.
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3 April 2020 | 26 replies
Typically the SBA views businesses with common ownership as affiliates and calculates them into the size and eligibility calculation.
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29 March 2020 | 12 replies
Hello BiggerPockets!I am a fairly new investor from Illinois. I want to connect with other investors from different markets that I am interested in getting started in. My main goal is to develop a portfolio of renta...
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9 April 2020 | 14 replies
One of the other questions I was hoping to get some inputs from this community is whether detecting some contaminants in soil and air is common or not for auto service properties.
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14 April 2020 | 21 replies
If I had to guess, I'd say referral is the most common way people find their agents.
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27 March 2020 | 7 replies
For maintenance requests, a handyman can be provided a temporary code, perform the repair, and leave without needing the door opened for them.This is also a common strategy with short term rentals (i.e.