Kevin Lefeuvre
Power outage, excessive heat, ... unpredictables, do you refund?
We are experiencing heat wave right now in LA (and other areas in the state and in the country), where the A/Cs are not totally efficient. Some areas have even experienced power outage during the most part of the week...
Mark N.
What would you do? Inheriting small portfolio...
Hello everyone,My name is Mark and I am a life-long Chicagoan. I come from a financial industry background, but am new to real estate investing and would like to start to get more involved in the industry. This post i...
Del Kelley
LEASE OPTION or LEASE PURCHASE?
From speaking with a couple of mortgage brokers, the option fee cannot be used as "an acceptable source of borrower funds" as stated by HUD. Could the the tenant / buyer sign a purchase contract with a non-refundable ...
John Barr
San Antonio, TX - How to Understand This Market 2021 Update
I wrote a post on Bigger Pockets a little over three years ago on how to understand San Antonio’s real estate market based on the type of deals that investors are looking for. Since then it has received numerous votes...
Richard Michael
TAXES - Turbo Tax or Professional?
I am looking for a good tax accountant here in Phoenix, Arizona.Last year after talking to an older couple who are RE investors with over 10 properties, they gave me the confidence to use Turbo Tax. I have a pretty go...
Ashley Cote
Property Manager - In House or Hire?
How feasible (if at all) is it to manage your own properties (rental) while being fully employed in thr corporate world?
Meaning, I have a 9-5 job. Will this hinder me in being able to manage a duplex/tripex myself? ...
Chris T.
Question for experienced landlords - dilemma
My basement had water a few days ago, and I immediately contacted my contractor and his crew to come in to remediate the issue. The tenant had a few items damaged, and I had warned him before that it may flood. In fac...
Kevin Fonda
Evict or not to evict. That’s the question.
Looking for peoples opinion on this. I’ve owned a duplex for a year now in Orange County NY which is about 65 miles North of NYC. I have both apartments rented to single individuals that both keep the place clean and...
Randy E.
Two houses, one driveway
I bought a house recently that will be a rental. Prior to buying it, I noticed there was only driveway for this house and the one next to it. I checked online and it appears the driveway is mostly on the other owner...
Douglas Peterson
Adding staff
To Fellow Investors,
At what point in your business did you or would you choose to add part or full-time staff instead of using independent contractors?
What position did you or would you hire first?
Thanks for you...