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Rogue tenant tampering with smoke detectors
I have a tenant who just randomly “fixes” stuff without telling me. For example changed out hard wired smoke detector and messed up the ceiling in the process. I want to keep better tabs on the situation by doing reg...
Donald Francis Reese Jr.
After firing Property Manager I'm finding a host of thins wrong
I recently fired renter's warehouse as my PM company and when they finally turned over all of the documents i requested I found a host of things missing. My mistake early on was not double checking behind the PM compa...
Iris Tunlaw
Implications of repeatedly paying my mortgage by cash at the bank
Every month I carry cash to my bank branch to pay down the balance of my mortgage, I've been doing it in the last 6 months, because I happened to have cash.I know if I do the same thing to my checking account, it coul...
Harvey Yergin IV
Tips for handling tenant turnover
Good morning, BP! Background:I have a tenant moving out at the end of August. I've advertised the unit and have conjured considerable interest. Tenant and I have agreed to 24-hour notice to show unit. We have yet to s...
Sachin Maskey
Multi family offer accepted and closing next week
Hope you and your family is doing wellDue to this COVID-19 Pandemic I am sure we all affected physically , mentally , socially and financially I started my real estate journey around August 2019 and finally found my ...
Dave Rav
Regular maintenance options for 80-unit
Hey group! Wanted to ask about ideas for keeping up with regular maintenance on an 80-unit apartment building in SC. We are currently vetting the property for purchase. Accurately capturing the maintenance expense ...
Enzo Bellido
Property Inspections
Hi guys, just wanted to ask a quick question. I had an issue with an ex tenant who trashed one of my properties around 10 months ago and I knew this property management (PM) company was not looking after my tenants so...
David B.
Real Estate IRA: How to do partial distributions?
I have been studying the Real Estate IRA concept for some time, have a pretty good understanding of how it works and its rules, and am getting ready to buy our first investment property with it, a single-family hou...
Chris Wienke
New Member in Chicago, IL
Hello Bigger Pockets! My name is Chris Wienke (like the Heisman Trophy winner but spelled a bit differently) and I live in the North Center neighborhood in Chicago. I discovered the BP podcasts a few weeks ago and ha...
Alex Speiser
How do you do BRRRR to get multiple properties in a few months?
I have a question. I'm biting at the bit to start using BRRRR. But here's my uncertainty:When you get the first property, some of the resources I've explored talked about waiting about a year or so before refinancing....