Steve Hannibal
Advise...Replace old carpet with new carpet, or something else?
I will be closing on my first rental property in a couple weeks. It is a single family home. About half of the house has carpet, in the living room, hallways and bedrooms, which is trashed and needs to be replaced. ...
Meena Balaji
German roaches - tardy tenants
Hi All,Looking for advice. We have a rental property which is infested with german roaches because the tenants are unclean. My property manager visited and sprayed the place but it was not effective. He saw food all a...
Jonathan Greene
5 Reasons You Aren't Making Connections With Clients on BP as an Agent
If you are a real estate agent who wants to work with investors but can't seem to make any solid connections here on BiggerPockets, these five things might be the reasons why:1. You end every post or reply with a call...
Michael K. Smith
Class C neighborhoods
What are your thoughts on investing in “bad neighborhoods”?
Jason Sand
Duplicate Keys - Who's responsible
Hello, I was notified by a tenant that she wants another mailbox key - ie a duplicate. I gave her one key for the mailboxes and two for entry into the unit. The reason I'm resisting this is because I found out that sh...
Victor Barboza
Estimate Repairs On Roof
I met up a motivated seller today. When he was in jail, several homeless people broke into the house and caught part of the roof on fire. The home is 1050 square feet. Only about half of the house's roof was caught on...
Chukwudi Motanya
Any Chance of a deal since its could be owner financed?
Hey guys still looking for investment properties in my area. Came across a house and from First looks I don't think there's much of a deal but I wanted to put it on Bigger Pockets to see if maybe there's something out...
Paul Weller
Duplex tenants - Can you kick one out to live in when buying?
If I were to buy a duplex and wanted to live in one of the units, can I kick out one of the tenants so I can move in? Do you have to go through a formal eviction? Or do you inherit the leases and have to honor them?
Jacob Cooper
New member from San Diego Ca
Hello my name is Jacob Cooper I am an aspiring REI and I am focusing my attention to wholesaling as a start. I am currently educating myself and working on setting up an LLC and getting my initial marketing out. ...
Paul Winka
Fix small section of drywall that rotted? <photo>
What should I do to fix this? My first inclination is to buy a big tub of red devil spackle and artfully slap it in there with a few spackle knives of different widths, but I know that's not the right way. Note water ...