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Tenants are escalating mold situation
My brother and I inherited a single family home last year and we also inherited a tenant. This July, the tenant complained about a leak that managed to seep through the walls and onto the floor from the attic. We had ...
Michael Plaks
DEBUNKED: EOY tax planning "tips and loopholes"
Yes, this is an angry kind of post. I don't have much patience or sympathy towards the annual flood of "Terrific End-of-Year Tips to Cut Your Taxes" webinars, podcasts, articles and whatnot. You want a sample of this ...
Lavaud Charlemagne
Best Apple laptop for real estate?
I’m in the market to buy a laptop to do real estate (i’m an agent) but i’m not sure which one to buy (I would prefer an Apple laptop but I’m open to other suggestions)? Thanks for your assistance.
Sam Smith
Looking for advice on best way to get a solid start.
I want to keep this post as short as I can so here it goes... I am currently in the USMC and I will be separating come next summer(2024). We (my wife and I) are currently living in Maryland but we are planning to move...
Nancy Roth
Terrible tragedy for Sec. 8 tenant: how to respond?
I learned today that an 18-year-old man who was killed in a shooting in Baltimore on August 25 is the son of a Section 8 tenant of mine. At the time of the shooting none of the news accounts mentioned the victim’s na...
Thom S.
Calling myself the property manager vs. landlord
I'm a newbie investor, with one SFH that I'm currently in the process of renting out. I've seen on BP and in a couple of books that some experts present themselves to tenants as the property manager, not the landlord....
Will Peters
Presenting Low Offers Without Offending a Seller
Hey BiggerPockets, I recently received a call from a recipient of my direct mail campaign about an off market property and have put myself in position to make an offer. I asked him the lowest price he is willing to ta...
Gary Dezoysa
Is Section 8 in high demand pretty much everywhere?
Greetings, I come from Southern California where section 8 housing is in high demand. However, I plan on moving to a cheaper area of the country where $30,000 houses in working-class areas can be found.I'm not sure if...
Christie Speciale
REI in Tennessee.. Good, bad and ugly
Changing directions here.. looking to invest in long term rentals in TN (likely duplex but will consider a single family residence). I was considering Memphis but have been turned away by several opinions (mostly peop...
Ben Petersen
RE Agents: Insulting to lowball offers?
Hey fantastic RE agents of BiggerPockets! Earlier today, I was speaking with a friend of mine regarding a few properties that I am looking at. One of the property’s is a SFH fixer upper and the owners are “extremely m...