Hey Big Pocketers!I need some advice on what to do with a problem with my tenant and the septic tank. When this renter moved in last year, I had the septic tank emptied. I usually only do this every 3 years or so. She...

Hi! I'm a newbie. I had two properties that went into foreclosure or short sale 6 years ago during the housing market crash. Up until last weekend I didn't think I can get another property again but due to an unexpect...

Hey BP family hope all is well.

My goal is to get a property under contract to either wholesale or partner with someone by the end of the year. If not I’ll at least have moment going into the new year but I am laser...

Recently received a hefty cleaning fee, being taken out of our deposit. We were renting a 3 bedroom, 1 level house. Half of it was hardwood, the other half carpet. We were charged $109 for the carpet cleaning (per our...

I was just reading on another thread about the old debate of how many LLC's do you need? Just one? One per property? Somewhere in between? The idea is to segregate silos of liability exposure. That's fine, I don'...

I am a new investor looking to get started in real estate. The area that I am located in has a fairly high volume of tourist that visit for vacations. Are vacation rentals a good way to get started in the real estate ...

Hello everyone! My name is Amalia, I currently live in Pittsburgh, but I lived in Switzerland and Belgium before, where I was actively investing in real estate (still are). New to BP and real estate investing in Pitts...

Hello all, I have read many discussions on cold calling/direct mailing absentee owners. Before I begin this process however, I am interested to know how things progress if you actually get someone who is willing to en...

Hello, A few months ago, I purchased an eight-unit, two-story apartment building in a more blue collar part of Lubbock that has seen a number of tenants either vacate or get evicted, thus we are down to less than half...

Hi bp community - I'm interested in your opinion on why you would or would NOT short-term rental your property.  I talk to property owners almost everyday and while some are completely for the STR model because it bri...