Ahmed Aboelela
A Balanced Life? - Tracking Expenses
G’dayHow do you track your expenses and find a balance between being a spendthrift and being too conservative? What does that middle ground look like for you? Many ThanksAhmed Aboelela
Account Closed
Police activity on Google Streetview - dealbreaker?
What would be your reaction if you saw indication of police activity at a property you're researching on Google Streetview? My immediate reaction was to toss the property aside - don't want to inherit problem tena...
Jon W.
Neighbor wants me to remove tree with branches falling in her yard
Hello BP,I have a rental property with a lot of large trees. On one side, some of these trees are hanging lower and drops small branches into the neighbors yard. She has been complaining about the constant cleanup o...
Warren Nelson
Votes... What are they good for?
HelloI'm new to Bigger Pockets. Can someone explain to me what votes are and if there is a customary way of reply to those who vote. I tried to find a glossary for bigger pockets. I figured out that Quote is reply and...
Matt Faix
Tenant wants a garden
We have a tenant that moved into a duplex about a month ago and asked if she could use a small portion of the yard to make a garden. She moved out of a house that she and her ex-husband owned, so she is accustomed to ...
Praveen Balaji
How much difference does repainting make in attracting renters?
I am close to purchasing my first SFH rental. The interiors are painted beige. The paint is fine - it just needs a little touch up here and there. My property manager took a tour of the house today and gave me a (low ...
Rocio T.
Newbie in ASU area Tempe, Arizona
Hola! My name is pronounced Row-See-Oh (: Don't be fooled by my long intro, I am new to REI but I've been on BP for so long now ... finally decided it's time to interact! Current situation..... I work in the mortgage...
Jane S.
Tenant’s son has parked about 6 huge motorcycles in garage
I just saw my rental’s single garage stuffed with about 6 motorcycles in various states of repair. OMG! The tenant did NOT indicate these “toys” on his rental app, and the lease states “tenant agrees not to store and...
Paul Seidenzahl
Good deal or no?
So I am already in process of buying a property with owner financing (made offer Friday) and another deal has kind of fallen on my lap. Friend of mine has a townhouse, bought in 2008 for 170k, owes 146k (houses around...
Mike McKinzie
Stimulus
L.A.: $111M in Stimulus Saved Just 55 Jobs
More than a year after Congress approved $800 billion in stimulus funds, the Los Angeles City Controller has released a 40-page report on how the city spent its share, and t...