David Young
Should I do this deal? (8-unit apartment building...numbers included)
Hi BP,I found an 8-unit apartment building for sale by owner on craigslist. I've been studying real estate and reading/listening to BP for about a year and a half, but have yet to do an actual deal. I wanted to run ...
Jay Orlauski
Meetup group in the Central Valley
I was wondering if anybody would interested in joining a Bigger Pockets meetup group here in the Central Valley - Specifically Fresno - I am surprised to see that there are very so few Bigger Pockets meetup groups ar...
Alex Black
Management Company forgot to get signed lease - Columbia, SC
I have a 5 bedroom rental property that I rent to local college kids where the lease terms generally runs from Aug. 1 to July 31. Because I'm renting to students, we start looking for tenants for the upcoming August i...
Nick J.
Ways To Protect Your Short Sale Business
Recently, most of you are aware, I got struck a deadly blow to my short sale business. When I say I literally spend a majority of my day(not including being a father to 5 and a husband to a very supportive wife) I am ...
Eric L.
EPA makes it illegal to be a handyman - Seriously
I'm surprised I haven't seen this posted yet. I just came across this last night.
In April it will be illegal to work on your own house. Anyone doing work on properties built before 1978 have to n...
Dan Graney
Plumbing problems in old house
I just bought my first duplex and I am going to live in the upper unit to house hack. Need to get a few things fixed before I rent it out. Most serious is really slow running drains in the upper unit. If I run the wat...
Lauren Hogan
What type of emails do YOU want to receive from BiggerPockets?
If you have an idea or feedback on the emails you receive from BiggerPockets? Let us know by replying to this post. For example, do you want to learn more about our features? Want more videos? Want to hear from us les...
Oliver Santiago
Inherited tenant who lives in the unit for more than 20 yrs
Hello everyone, I am currently negotiating on buying a 2 unit property in my area. When I looked at both units, I asked the tenants in one of the unit on how long have they’ve been living there. They told me that the...
Jay G.
Crash? What counties do you consider a "bellwether" for market?
I'm a market data guy. Let's do a little (possibly insightful) exercise here.... what counties do you consider a bellweather for market conditions? That is, the county that is most likely to be the "canary in the co...
Mike D.
Techniques to report Capital Improvements as Repairs
I will be closing on a 4 plex apartment building this month. Each unit in the building needs new windows and could use some updates to the kitchen and needs new carpet. IRS rules require that repairs, when done as par...