Brendan Flannery
Freeport, TX rental market
Does anyone know or have any insight to how the rental market is in Freeport, Tx? I am looking to connect with a property manager that works in that area.-Brendan
John McKee
How important is the 5 year option in a lease?
A lot of leases have multiple 5 year option clauses but are they really necessary from a landlord perspective? It seems like the only benefit is to the tenant that can lock in their option rates for the long term. L...
Nick Stageberg
Commitment from my first private lending partner, now what?
I have been looking for some private lending partners to grow my real estate business. I have had a number of people interested, though right now it seems like I have my first real commitment from an investor and a d...
Rachel Aalmers
Renewal Option Turned Into Renegotiation
Here’s the situation - my fiancé inherited a very nice house from fairly wealthy parents. He’s rented it out. It’s a 5-figure per month rental in a very exclusive gated community. I help out with the “landlording” as ...
Alicia Miller
Fannie Mae is denying request for refund on earnest deposit
Hi BP! I need your advice. I put down a $5k deposit on a Fannie Mae owned property and they do not want to refund it. It's my first investment property and the plan was to purchase with FHA, renovate, occupy, and sell...
Arthur Voskanyan
FHA loan & Investment Properties
Hello RealEstate Gurus,I have a general question, and want to see if I’m just missing simple common sense. Why can’t you use an FHA loan to purchase a property to then use that property as a rental/AirBnb? What are th...
Michael Osborne
Raising Rent Without Tenant Leaving
I currently have a rental that is about half way through its 2 year lease. The current lease is for $2,350 a month ($100 below market at the time for a 2 yr lease) but a similar property recently rented for $2,600. Ba...
Jake Vayda
...So this is where I need your wisdom
Some background: This is my first ever post! My wife and I are Pastors from San Diego. We have paid off ALL of our college loans (Over $40,000) in the past three years so that we can begin our real estate investing jo...
Ada Tor
Is STR in Arizona in the summer viable?
Hello everyone, I'm getting started with STR niche (used to have LTRs before and looking for better returns). I'll be starting out with my primary residence house to see if it's for me before I start looking for inves...
Karthik Reddy Sunkureddy
New Member intro and Hello from Sweden
Hello All,New to bigger pockets and looking forward to learn from this community and provide value where I can. I have 4 long term rentals in my portfolio and I am mainly focusing on investing in single family homes i...