Joe Kim
debt (lease) and invest more vs. no debt (cash buy) invest less
I have an interesting question. It relates to the questions many people who have asked this question:Pay off existing debt vs. using that money to invest....it's a popular question.What about a twist on that questio...
Dante Pirouz
Reached 15 Units Owned...Now What?
Over the last 4 years with the help of the amazing BP community, I've been able to build my portfolio to 15 residential units. But I realize that this is still at a "mom and pop" level not big enough to hire a staff, ...
Zachary A.
Niche short-term rental, will it work?
Hi everyone, I'm looking into entering a very niche market of providing a "Crash pad" to military officers going through long training courses. These individuals are on 3-5 month assignments, and are reimbursed for ho...
Bob Lowry
Tenant refuses inspections and showings
Property in CA and used Realtor forms for annual lease that expires 6/7/14. Tenant has given notice to vacate 23 days after lease expires, 6/30/14. I have told them that if they activate such an extension it would...
Todd Keith
Is This 26 Unit Apartment Priced Too High?
Hello BiggerPockets,Can you seasoned multifamily investors give me some feedback on this deal that I am looking at right now. It's located in a Class C area in Akron, OH. Here are the details:
26 unit property (All...
Nate Martin
What would you do in this situation? First investment property!
Hey everyone. First post asking for advice. =) Purchased a duplex for 90K on a land contract in August. About to close on it Friday the 26th and buy out the sellers mortgage with my own. His mortgage was 140, so I wil...
Beth D.
What makes a contractor stand out?
As an investor, what are the most important aspects you look for in a contractor? What makes them stand out among the dozens of others doing the same trade?
When you have a contractor you use regularly, what w...
Avery Carl
Coronavirus STR Data
I know there have been many threads started on Coronavirus and it's impact on STR's over the past few days, but I wanted to share this data that Airdna published today detailing the affects of it on different types of...
Amie D.
When to replace furnace.
I have a single family rental in a low- to middle-income area. The furnace is about 22 years old and seems like it may be on it's last leg. When it turns on, it can take 2-3 tries for the burners to light - but it doe...
Jay Hinrichs
And you say you want to be a developer check this out.
As quoted in the Napa Valley Register."As Napa city officials near a possible decision in the two-decade tug of war over 51 homes planned near Old Sonoma Road and Casswall Street, a developer on Tuesday again tried to...