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Jon W. Detroit Land Bank Authority
19 January 2020 | 44 replies

Hello BP,Has anyone rehabbed a Detroit property under the supervision of the Detroit Land Bank Authority.  I am considering a property but do not know about all of the hoops that you need to jump through in order to k...

Ed O. Section 8 / IRS / Shady accountant?
13 September 2012 | 22 replies

I have another odd situation on my hands.

I need all responders to start by making one assumption - the story I have been told is true. Yes, I totally realize this may not be the case, but I'm trying to understand ...

Alex Russo Your Biggest Gaf in Real Estate - share your story
5 October 2016 | 58 replies

What is your biggest gaf/stupid mistake that you have made in your career so far?It may include you ending up with egg on your face, missing something extremely obvious, or making a beginners mistake. I am sure we all...

Darren Wendroff Purchasing Rental in Detroit, advice?
29 May 2018 | 31 replies

Hi all, I'm looking to purchase a rental in Detroit. It's in the 48238 zipcode, close to the University District and Marygrove College. It's a 3/1, 1400 sq feet and renovated. It's about $35k, all brick, no central A/...

Nathan Gesner Landlords beware!!! Tenants have a new way to cheat.
12 October 2023 | 11 replies

A property manager in Florida just received an application from someone using something called a "Renter's Identification Number" instead of a social security number. They've researched it and discovered this new serv...

Larry Marshall When you started, were you like “good lord this is too much!”
26 June 2020 | 23 replies

I’m in year 1—I have been eyeballing RE for years though. I have recently been reading a RE book every 7-10 days and man, have you ever been like “THIS IS A LOT OF INFO!!”I want to do this, and I do believe RE can and...

Kelli P. Is Detroit a good market to begin in for Newbie Investor?
6 July 2023 | 40 replies

Hi BP Fam! I am a newbie investor and  I've been doing a lot of research, reading and podcast listening over the past couple of weeks and came across BiggerPockets along the way.  Currently, my goal is to start with p...

Shireen Y. Any advice from a California Landlord that's recently undergone an eviction?
30 March 2023 | 49 replies

I'm learning some hard lessons on my second rental property purchase here in California. I inherited 2 tenants that have refused to pay rent since closing on the property in late October. In late November I served a 6...

Diana Johnson On the fence about the background check results
7 January 2019 | 31 replies

I got the results back from a tenant background check.  She is 28.  Credit is perfect, but she's got four criminal results.  2 are from 6 years ago (marijuana/traffic), 1 is four years ago for $1,000 of property destr...

Jim Kaufman Over-improving electric or doing it right?
21 December 2013 | 26 replies

I am putting together my SOW for my first flip and want to upgrade the electric on the two story to grounded. Why? I want to put out a good product (that sells easy!) and it makes sense to me to upgrade the electr...