Ben Bakhshi
Increasing occupancy in a vacant office complex
We are considering the purchase of a 50% occupied office complex that is an REO. About 30,000 sq ft total rentable sq footage. It is class B+, the existing tenants are very stable and medically oriented. We'd like to ...
Clay Ickes
Raw Land Opportunity to be bought through tax lien.
There are two lots in a popular area in Colorado that were taken by the city for non-payment of taxes. I believe after the owner died, but haven't been able to confirm that. For 80k I can buy the tax lien. At that poi...
Katie Jewell
Zestimate correction possibility
If we list a house for sale by owner on Zillow, that had incorrect information when we bought it, will Zillow update the information to be correct, and if so how long will it take? The current zestimate is very low du...
Savannah Lewison
Auction Property Title Search - Help Please!
Hello,I am learning to do my own title search for auctioned properties. Problem is I'm having trouble actually understanding what I'm looking at. I have a real life example here. I see that Pingora Loan LLC assigned a...
Michael Episcope
Portfolio Managers Forecasted Returns Explained
(Updated version for all BiggerPockets members to enjoy.)If one portfolio manager forecasts a return of 20% on a real estate investment and another one forecasts a return of 15%, which one is the better choice?Answer:...
Paul Sandhu
Rainwater gets into cellar
This is the nicest of my 23 STRs. Built in 1911. Rainwater gets into the cellar. The gas hot water heater and the gas central heat unit are in the cellar. There is a 110v sump pump down there. It has failed from:...
Cheryl Naegel
Indiana wage garnishment
Hi there! I recently won a lawsuit in small claims against a former tenant. I have since obtained a final order in garnishment, signed by the judge. My question is, in Indiana, does the court serve the employer or...
Akshay Wattal
HELOC to buy all cash OR 30yr conventional with crazy high rates?
Hi Folks!New to real estate investing. My lender told me that the rates changed again this morning (80 basis points), so looking for recommendations here on which option is more sensible - using HELOC to buy all cash ...
Thomas Labo
Short term rentals near Disney.
The wife and I recently took a trip down to Disney with our two kids. Needless to say, it was our first trip there as a family and everyone else realized what I already knew. That is that Disney is magical and we want...
Kim Hopkins
How to Consolidate Accounting Across Multiple Properties & Mgrs
Hello!It's that time of year where we get all our books in order and curse ourselves for the end of year work we have created! I have multiple multi-tenant commercial properties with multiple different property manage...