Tom Conant
Is it worth the cost to make a 2/1 into a 2/2?
My wife and I just moved into a house on a 1/2 acre lot in Fresno with large detached 3 car garage with a kitchen and bathroom on the back of the property. My goal is to convert it to an 1100 sqft second house (which...
Alex Johncock
Help analyzing first potential property buys
Hello all, I'm new to real estate to the bigger pockets forum, but have listened to many of the podcasts. I've been doing reading/research on real estate for about a month now and I'm interested in getting some an...
John Morgan
Tenant wants to break lease
A friend of mine wants to break her lease due to her landlord slow at fixing things. She wants to move into my vacant unit and just get out of her lease. It took a few months for him to fix something they requested as...
Mike Nelson
How is inspection report negotiated.
From the standpoint of both the buyer and seller, how is the inspection report negotiated? My uncle in Green Bay, WI is selling the home he purchased brand new in 1965 in selling it. He maintained the home well, bu...
Frank Procopio
Landlords on lockdown, how are you handeling maint calls?
Here in New York we were ordered to not travel. They deemed what was essential and what wasn't. I have seen mixed reactions from landlords on how they are handeling tenant issues during this time. Can anyone on lockdo...
Stephanie P.
women wholesalers
As I consider how I would approach wholesaling, the concern of going into random homes to negotiate a sales price concerns me. Especially as a female, I think we're a little more vulnerable.
Any thoughts on safe pra...
Chris Mason
Oakland Fire: Chatter about criminal prosecution of landlord.
Linky link. For those unaware, we had a tragedy in Oakland this past weekend. Fire. About two dozen people lived in the building. Dozens are dead, in what reads like something out of the developing world: very large p...
Adam Pervez
Section 8 Tenants
Hello,I am curious to learn about people's experiences with section 8 tenants. I have a rental in Pennsylvania where I am allowed to reject a section 8 tenant but was curious to see what others' experiences were havin...
Fernando Jimenez
opinions on starting rentals with consumer debt
need input from people that have been in this situation and survived. I am conflicted with this situation at the moment. I had 3 rentals several years ago and got rid of them after getting married. it's been 3 years s...
Etim Fisk
Is it a good idea to buy an apartment with no tenants in it?
The property I am attempting to buy is in a very nice wealthy neighborhood in central Illinois, however, It doesn’t have a single renter occupying the property at the moment. I’m wondering if I should forgo buying thi...