Douglas Skipworth
Frayser haters, check out this video from The Ellen Show today!
I have only been active on BiggerPockets for a couple of months, but it's pretty clear that BP hates the Frayser neighborhood in Memphis*.There is no doubt it's a challenge rental market, but great things are happenin...
Ray A Delfi
Owned a home for 12 years and foundation is falling apart
Hey quick question. I pulled the subfloor up to sister up the joist and get the floor plumb but my contractor just reported that all the wood is deteriorating and falling apart. Is this something my insurance could co...
Arthur P.
Where are we investing in 2020?
Where are we headed for 2020? What do you think the trends are? Where are the next new areas to invest in? My thoughts and experiences. The trend of population migration into the south will continue. Southeast is star...
Emmanuel N Okafor
Extra eyes needed on a 46 unit apartment deal I am analyzing
Hello,I am trying to buy my first apartment complex. I currently own 11 single family rental properties. I did an interest-only cash out refinance last month and pulled out $914,000 that I want to use to buy an apartm...
Frank Adams
Lamest excuses for late rent
Had dinner one night last week with another guy who has had rentals for about 15 years and naturally the topic turned to deadbeats and why it's not their fault that they don't have the rent. The following is a compila...
Joseph Weisenbloom
Is this a scam or just weird?
So I have a bedroom I am trying to rent out and I have been getting emails from a woman that claims to be in a remote fishing village in Alaska right now and is moving to Austin. She says they don't have phone service...
Tom De Napoli
Older millennials leave big cities and move to the suburbs
The location preferences of young adults hold large consequences for real estate investors. The trend for the past 10+ years has been that the millennial generation (those born between 1981 and 1996) are opting to li...
Matthew Paul
Things must be slow for real estate agents
I put my personal house up for sale on Zillow as a FSBO . The responses have been overwhelming . In 3 days I have had 65 calls . Two from regular people and 63 from real estate agents . They all seemed to be reading...
Sean Kuhn
Tenant wants month to month lease
An existing tenant I have wants a month to month lease. I'm okay with that. What's the best way to do paperwork so I don't have to meet with them every month to sign a lease.
John Jabson
Inflation?
This is such a basic question, but I don't quite understand the basics of it.
If my income increases by 3.5% per year (that's my current raise per year per our contract) and inflation has been between 3-5% pe...