Jackie Patterson
What do you want to do in retirement?
What do you want to do in retirement? This isn't about when you retire, or what you need to retire, but what you want to do. Once you decide what you want to do, then goals can be set to get you there.
We live in...
Tim G.
Tenants Not Getting Along, Need to Limit Laundry Access Afterhours
So, it finally happened. After almost 8 months of harmony I have my two tenants in the lower units not getting along.
A very peaceful family in the unit that boarders the laundry room are complaining of late ...
Brian Mitchell
Pet Fee for a Lizard?
Hello BP Community, I am new to owning a multifamily and had a question for the community. I have a new tenant that signed a lease with me two weeks ago. We talked about if she had pets and she said she doesn't. Fa...
Bradley Hager
Tenant screening a corporation or business
My question is what is the proper way to screen/credit check a business who will be paying for a residential lease? I have a potential renter for a single family property where the company they work for will be payin...
Michael Cox
Owner Financing
I have a deal for owner financing to put 4k down on 95k mortgage and pay 1% APR on a 30 year amortization for 5 years then it balloons. I am the one writing up the paperwork and need a little help/advice on what I ne...
Ryan E.
Introduction and Thank You
My name is Ryan, I'm from Salt Lake City. I have been a hard-core lurker on Bigger Pockets for a couple of months and thought I should finally introduce myself. I wanted to extend a thank you as I have been able to le...
William Danielson
Deployment concerns with rental property
To my fellow military men and women, as well as anyone else with any insight...
I’m looking to buy my first rental property, but I have a 6 or 7 month deployment coming up in several months. I will only be able to ge...
Nicholas Lilly
How To Break Residential Lease Agreement in Texas
Breaking or terminating a lease agreement early can be a headache to the landlord. Regardless of the reasons, generally, the lease holds the tenant liable for the remaining rent until the lease agreement expires. This...
Steve S.
Have u ever taken bank "personal loan" to help fund down payment?
I have a relatively small rental portfolio by properties, but have come across an amazing multi-family. I'm typically very conservative in my investments, but to make the 20 or 25% downpayment, I don't want to sell st...
Rich Schroeder
no land survey
Hello,
I see many homes where I'm going to be buying (SFH's and Multi-FH's) where they are being sold as-is and without a survey.
The lack of survey concerns me. I thought that a survey needs to be done on every s...