Chris Mullinax
Property Management Qualities
As an investor, what qualities do you look for in a property management company?
Chris Murphy
Financing for first home purchase (multi-family)
Hi guys, My name is Chris and I'm somewhat new to BP. I have recently made the decision to set up my retirement around REI and am looking to make my first home purchase. This first purchase is going to be my home as w...
Bradley Tetu
50 % rule in NH
Hey all, I'm a new investor in New Hampshire with 1 SF. I am looking to purchase my first multi-family and was curious what others think about the accuracy of the 50% rule in a state with high property taxes. I have s...
Michael Rivera
Is it possible to negotiate a mortgage rate?
Hi,I have a question. Is it possible to negotiate a mortgage rate? What is your comment on this? I was searching for this for a long while. I think the experts here can give an exact answer to this query. Also, I cam...
Holly Rozoff
Condotel - Yay? Or Nay?
Rookie here looking at a possible investment to a Condotel in Southern California at a well known coastal resort for $329k. Below is from the real estate agent. There are a couple of recent comps that align with prici...
Brittany Fife
Prospective tenant wants lease in just her name
I have a four bedroom that I am renting out. This prospective tenant would have six people living there all together, two couples and two minors. She wants to be the only one on the lease. She said she wants to have t...
Chris Wang
Rental property risk averse
As a new rental property investor, I totally agree with Turner Brandan's statement in <Rental Property Investing>, you would be sued sooner or later. Though we can control the risk by screening the tenants care...
Krista Dodson
Investor from Richmond, VA
SO glad to have found Bigger Pockets. I've been an investor since 2003, when I married my husband, who house-hacked his first house in Arlington, VA. I was a CPA in Northern VA at the time. Since then, I quit my jo...
Sean Eads
House Hacking - paying expenses the first year; cash flowing next
Looking at a duplex to house hack as my first property. It's looking like the one unit I plan to rent out will cover the mortgage payment but I am still left with an estimated 2-300 hundred in expenses that I will pay...
Sebastian Nadal
Screening for a roommate for the first time
I'm in Rogers Park, Chicago. I have several people interested in being my roommate. So far, I have two people who seem they could good tenants. I did find them on Craigslist though.My mom has one property in Romeovill...