![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1497610/small_1695309649-avatar-michaelp837.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
About once or twice a month I receive a maintenance request for a dishwasher that's working but not quite right. Either its leaking occasionally, doesn't clean like it used to, or has a weird smell. Some are legitim...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/159851/small_1621420216-avatar-telewanger.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi Everyone,I have a 2 unit, 2000 sq ft. commercial office building, which is empty now. We purchased it this past summer. Each unit is 1000 sq ft. separated by a long wall. There are two glass front entry doors abou...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/154015/small_1621419840-avatar-teebird69.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
This is my first forum question, so thought I'd start out with something light, such as tax reform. I just re-read "The Fair Tax Book" by Neil Boortz and former Congressman Hal Linder. Has anyone read this book y...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/33644/small_1621366624-avatar-brandonatbp.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Okay, so one of my tenants (My oldest, longest, and most loved tenant), an elderly lady, went into the hospital at the end of December for surgery. She told me her January rent might be late a few days because of it. ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/142173/small_1621419094-avatar-sethbarthen.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi All,Just received an angry email from tenant last night. Apparently the coax cable outlet in the master bedroom went out (how does that even happen??), and they are asking that we get an electrician to fix it. I pl...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/169794/small_1621421106-avatar-calpersfatcat.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I just finished reading Buy and Rent Forclosures byJoseph Neilson.
Mr Neilson advocates stripping houses of central air, garbage disposals and many other amenities in order to eliminate maintenance costs.
...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2892459/small_1702235243-avatar-jordanj207.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Good morning fellow Pro Members,Current Real Estate Investor Newbie...working on purchasing my first HouseHack in DFW. This market has very little supply and seems overpriced in many facets (less than 100 MLS properti...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/583081/small_1696341253-avatar-alis18.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
As a newbie RE investor I was wondering whether or not to manage my own potential properties. Can anyone give me a quick rundown of how to choose whether or not to do so? I see that doing so certainly makes the return...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3151034/small_1732768311-avatar-davidr1642.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I purchased a 2 bed, 2 bath home roughly 8-10 minutes from Downtown Phoenix. It was built in 2002, and I renovated the entire flooring by removing the original tile and putting Vinyl flooring in, there is no carpet wi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/505012/small_1621479836-avatar-spencer1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Has anyone applied for funds through the Rental Assistance Program in Mississippi? Do you know if any of the funds have been disbursed at this point, or what the time line might be.