Hi everyone,We're working on an offer for our first investment property (a duplex)! At the moment, we're unsure of the terms of the current leases. I'm wondering if we ask for an estoppel agreement in our offer? Befor...

Is this typical in property management contracts for retail investors?
General Contract Language
- Broad language allowing PM to receive and collect fees from tenants so long as it doesn't explicitly conflict with s...

Hello Bigger Pockets,I have A LOT of returned mail I want to tackle and cold call them. Also, with my limited budget of marketing after sending out my mailers beginning of the month I would be dry the last 2 weeks. I ...

I am closing on my first investment property in the upper Lawrenceville area of Pittsburgh. I was able to get a nice low down conventional mortage and negotiate a good deal under list price. I will be living their wit...

I'm running numbers on a four plex.   The water bill seems high.  What can you do to save water / money?  What is the process of getting seperate meters for each unit?  Are there other ways to split the bill ?  

Last month I received a call from another landlord, asking for a referral on my long-term tenants.  I was certain it was for both tenants as they've always been a couple and was happy to provide a good reference as th...

I just found out that I have a fan motor and compressor problem with my two 29 year old HVAC units. I purchased the property a few years back and am grateful the units have lasted as long as they have.

The fan mot...

I know nobody has the crystal ball but I am curious about your thoughts and past experiences of the market and RE interest rates. I have two different owner carries loans on two different 4 plexes. One rate is 4.75% a...

Good day everyone! Here is a question for buy and hold rental properties.
What deal analysis rule of thumb are you using (1% rule, 2%, 50% etc etc), and for which Chicago neighborhood or suburban Chicago market do yo...

Hey forum,I've got a question for Chicago area investors.  I'm looking to get into my first investment, but have bounced around ideas from SFR to multi-family to lastly looking into flipping condos if possible because...