Chris Eaker
Who pays for this damage?
Hello, I searched the forums, but could not find an answer for this question.I am repairing damages done by my tenants since they've moved out. There is a huge water stain in the master bathroom ceiling (see photo). I...
Stacy Santini
Section 8, Evictions, and Property Management
I'm in my first year of out-of-state investing and have a single-family home in Birmingham that is rented to a Section 8 tenant. The tenant has stopped paying rent and my property manager says they will begin the evi...
Paul Smythe
How to handle high demand on a rental
How would you recommend handling a lot of demand on a rental property? I put a listing up and after 24 hours I have five visits scheduled. How would you guys recommend I handle the process?My thought was to give tenan...
François DesCotes
Went to my first Tax Auction - Here's what I found out...
Hey Folks!I went to my first Denton County, TX Sheriff's Sales yesterday and it was an interesting experience. Thankfully my county is not huge so it was not a complete zoo. I am told that the Dallas County Tax Sale i...
Eric Fiedler
What To Do With Slacker 1/8 Interest Owner That Doesn't Want to Sell, But 1/2 Interest Owner Does
This is an abbreviated soap opera: There's a house that I'm interested in purchasing; however, there are five interests in the property: 1/2 interest, 1/8, 1/8, 1/8, and 1/8. The first owner of the home had a debt she...
Gregory Childs
New Home Contruction
Hey there,
I know their are a lot of variables but, ignoring the cost of the lot itself, do these numbers look reasonable to build a 2,300 sqft home (new construction) in the SE USA market with a target resale list pr...
Larry H.
No Dogs Allowed
I don't normally collect rent because we live 8 hrs away from our properties, but last weekend we happened to be there and I collected rent from one of the units. The tenant lets me in and a little dachshund immediate...
Chris Thomas
Survey over property line - what are the options?
BiggerPockets experts,I am in the process of purchasing a property, and the survey has revealed that the structure extends about 5 feet past the property line. The property encroached upon is owned by the city. The ho...
Jon Klaus
400,000 posts on BiggerPockets!
There will be 400,000 sometime today. As of midnight last night, the stats page showed 399,805. We are also closing in on 90,000 members. Let's keep growing!
Paul S.
first direct mail marketing campaign... first angry homeowner
So we just sent out our first direct mail pieces in a very small quantity. The first call back we got was from an interested seller but the situation wasn't right. The second was from a very angry homeowner who said s...