Seth Atwell
First Investment mistake
Me and my wife bought our first investment property back in August 2019 in Knoxville TN. We were not very educated and had not yet come across BiggerPockets or talk to many people about what we were trying to do. We e...
Brad D.
SD Tiny Houses - Game Changer?
The SD Housing panel has approved them:https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2019-10-10/san-diego-housing-panel-oks-movable-tiny-houses-as-new-low-cost-optionNot sure how much of the article...
Christopher Mooney
Average Expense Ratios on LT rentals
Hey all,Have a portfolio of 6 properties in Cleveland, OH and as I'm looking to scale, I'm trying to better understand the numbers and essentially take a more active "Asset Manager" type of role, while allowing my pro...
James H.
Do you use an inspector? Why or Why Not?
I am negotiating a FSBO right now and am attempting VA financing for the purchase. I know I will need a VA appraisal, but an inspection is not required.
For those of you comfortable with the evaluation of a resident...
Eric Calabrese
The process of an eviction
Hey fellow pocketers! So I finally have a home and I got my first bite on a tenant. She seems like a nice woman from speaking with her, good income pretty bad credit but it's typical for the area. Being extra cautious...
Melvin Terrence Scott
Rookie real estate investor
I currently live in Memphis, TN. I'm thinking about renting about a primary home, and getting other people to rent the units that are left over. Is there a website or some other way I can find out if people want to re...
Rashad Nelson
Baltimore City - tenants failure to pay water utility bills
Hello fellow BP members, I'm not looking for answers, but I am curious if anyone with rentals in Baltimore City has dealt with the following situation:Here's the scenario - I have a SFH rental in Baltimore City with a...
Shibu Thomas
oil to gas conversion,whats best way to split heating utility
So I am pretty new here, So ill introduce myself. My name is Shibu im from NJ and I own one investment property, a Two Family house in Jersey city that I bought about 10yrs ago. I pretty much break even w/ the house...
Chinedu Akunne
Pay to split water meter? Or Surcharge tenants?
Analyzing some deals on ways to increase cash flow on multi-family properties...One of such deals is a 5-plex, with one water meter. Current landlord pays about $60/unit/month on water, sewer and garbage. That's $300/...
Neil Hicks
About to retire from job to Austin
Hello everyone in BP-Land. I'm Neil Hicks, and I'm about 18 months (and a year in Afghanistan...) away from retiring after spending a long time in the US Air Force. I plan on relocating to the Austin area after I r...