Nat C.
Tenants says it's the landlord's responsibility to cut the grass
Tenant living in SFR refuses to cut grass. First she told me it was my responsibility to buy her a lawn mower to cut the grass. I went there today for the first time in months and the grass is knee deep. I'm worried I...
Casey Dye
STR-are you earning enough to cover mortgage and expenses?
Hello, I am new to Bigger Pockets and am already learning so much. I would love to hear the experiences of anyone who has purchased a property with 20% down and then used it as a short term rental investment property...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Cost Segregation Basics
Would prefer to write a post on how we cleared 8 to 12 inches of snow at 4 locations in 4 hours, but that's not going to happen. Have about 3 inches on the ground in the last 3 hours. The rest is supposed to fall thr...
Daniel Stone
Dealing with Stray/Feral Cats
Looking at purchasing rental property(s) in a Phoenix neighborhood. Everything about the neighborhood is great, except the stray cat problem. There is a cat colony there, not just one house, throughout the small nei...
Thu Pham
Best practices consulting with a Co-Host when I don't have a property yet
Hi community, I'm in the process of acquiring my first STR property in Joshua Tree and have met with a co-host that I really liked. I'd love to utilize their expertise when assessing a property since they are local bu...
Scott Shuster
Is this just the beginning of the crazy train?! Opinions please
Without writing a full on book about this, just listed a property, currently listed for a little more than a week with all right interest on Zillow etc...first round of viewings went well with lots of compliments on t...
JonPaul Kessinger
Maximizing Appraisal Value vs Only Increasing Perceived Value
As a new investor undertaking my first BRRRR project, I'm seeking advice on raising the appraisal value of a property without overspending on improvements that only enhance perceived value. I've encountered conflictin...
Sammy Brooks
Sell or cash-out refi?
Newby here. I find myself in an envious position, and was hoping to get some seasoned feedback on what to do. I have a house that I bought for my parents years ago in NC (3bed/2bath). The mortgage was for 100K, with 1...
Jessica G.
Paint or no paint for new rental?
We have a property we acquired subject-to existing financing, so we didn't pay much for the purchase. The plan all along has been to hold it and rent it out. It's in a great middle-income neighborhood in a popular, af...
Account Closed
Thoughts on rent increases, should i raise immediately or....?
For a little context; I took ownership of a Triplex in the greater Montreal area about 7 months ago, the property at the time of acquisition was fully rented with leases set to end in June of 2017. The market rent in ...