Leon Green
Property Management Fees: Conflict of interest?
As a property manager I'm familiar with many trends in fees/revenue generating practices that property managers charge. Some of these practices do not align the property manager and property owner's interest. For exam...
Brandon Turner
Pitbulls as service animals... I don't want to get sued!
Hey folks - so I have a property in a lower-income part of town and almost every tenant who applies has a pitbull. (The animal, not the singer!) Anyway - tenants today know the game. They just need to say "it's a serv...
Nathan Gesner
What do you think of the forum categories?
I'm asking this as a fellow forum user, not a moderator. About four months ago, someone within BiggerPockets split the Landlording & Rental Properties forum and created multiple subcategories. The image below show...
Jesse Collins
Tenant Attempting to Break Lease Due to Heat
Hello everyone,
I have a property located a little ways outside of the DFW metroplex (east). It is a duplex. I am having problems with a tenant, and their heating/cooling. For context, this duplex was built in 1900 a...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...
John Stark
Cash Flow is king, right?
Seems like there are two methods which all the books, videos and articles put forth: Cash Flow and Appreciation.
Landlording seems to lend itself to the Cash Flow side of things, with possible returns several years d...
Stuart M.
Why is cash flow important to many here?
I was thinking in a long term view. Take two examples, tell me which you'd buy.House 1:100k house, 5k down, 20k in repairsRents for 2kCash flow is 500/moHouse 2:500k house, 25k down, no repairsRents for 4kCash flow i...
Amy Zemser
Brian Page's Airbnb formula
I was wondering if anyone has tried or heard of Brian's Page's Airbnb formula for signing leases on rental units and then using the apartments as a full-time Airbnb model. I've been an Airbnb host for some time, and I...
Ben McMahon
Is this the end of the Traditional Real Estate Agent Era?
For years now, we have all known that a good portion of the traditional real estate agents job is unnecessary. This is a heated topic for a lot of people particularly if you are an agent. The best argument for the t...
Patrick Goswitz
Purchasing Material For Contractors
I found a contractor I like to rehab a house I bought. Is it best for the investor to always purchase the material? I am assuming the answer is "yes" to get credit card points and prevent a contractor from charging a ...