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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...
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When talking to a seller, what is your best rebuttal for "A real estate agent said that I could get $X for the home".
Assume $X is much higher than an investor would be willing to pay.
We have an accepted offer on a rental property listed as a turn-key for $540K, which was $40k more than the asking price. The seller also had 2 failed sales within the last year at $530k and $540K, respectively. The i...
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Dear fellows, I was wondering if you could offer me some advice on which items are negotiable based on the estimate I received. Are there certain expenses that can be discussed or reduced? Thank you for your help.
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I had a rough tenant who finally moved out. It’s been a long 18 months and to no surprise she left the place a mess. We replaced all the upstairs carpet. I only charged her for one room because it smelled heavily of d...
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Got a property under contract that's is going to be my first investment. Its a duplex in a decent neighborhood, half of which is already rented for 800/mo. Issue is with the inspection I had done. Sewage in the baseme...
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As my partners and I begin to find some great rehab deals, it has become apparent that we need to begin to develop a system to accurately and easily complete our rehabs.
I am thinking we need to develop a system that...
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With the forums being updated we are also looking at ways to improve BiggerPockets even more. Many of you are current Pro members or free members that may have considered Pro membership. While we already have exclusiv...
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After 45 + years investing in, purchasing and selling notes and real property; structuring “deals”, running investment funds and syndications, I have observed that many (most) investors both hesitate too long gatherin...
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Hey everyone, I just put an offer in last night on this side-by-side duplex and wanted to see what the BP community thinks of the analysis and my numbers from it. Property is listed at $59,000Market value around $70-7...