Dean Kao
Rent Control/Lease Problem
My friend is in a weird situation. Lets call him Frank. Frank's friend Todd lives in a rent controlled building. Frank moves in with Todd and the landlord put Frank on the lease through an addendum. The addendu...
John Warren
Everyone thinks we are crazy!
We decided to take the plunge. A year ago my wife and I outlined three different plans we could take to start investing. We were all set to go with a very conservative plan when some very unsettling events happened in...
Brian Ellis
Chances of being Asbestos Vinyl Tile?
Removed that old carpet we all love... just when you think you’re going to get lucky and find a nice sheet of plywood underneath, you get stuck with this:Do any of you experienced DIYers, or contractors have any exper...
Luis Escudero
HELOC Share your thoughts and experiences.
Good evening B.P community. I am on the verge of going through the process of obtaining a HELOC. I would like to hear some of your experiences. What you learned, what you would do differently. How a HELOC helped you i...
Steve Fitzgerald
Short-term rental opportunities in NC mountains
I’m looking for any insights anyone might have on short-term rentals (airbnb or Vrbo) in the NC mountains (Boone, Blowing Rock, Fleetwood, or other areas). I’m interested in buying an income generating property, but I...
Stephanie Martinson
Underwriting a value-add apartment syndication
Hello all,I think I found a deal! It's a 10 plex value-add apartment. I'm in the process of coming up with an offer price so I have a few things I am hoping that someone may know the answer to...1) I'm including the...
Fred Heller
50% rule question
When estimating operating expenses using the 50% rule, do you include property taxes and insurance as part of the 50%? Or do you consider that part of the mortgage payment?50% seems kind of high to me without the taxe...
Alice Smith
What's a right house for STR
Hi everyone, Newbie to STR here. So I narrowed down my market already and am starting to go to open houses. When you go to open houses, how do you decide if it's the right house for STR (after the numbers make sense)?...
Long Nguyen
Is market correction a good thing?
I live in Nashville, TN and want to start investing in real estate. However, the market has been growing so fast and rapidly that I feel like there will be a market correction soon. Would investing still be viable sin...
Marcus B.
🚧 First time building – order of operations? 🚧
Hello BiggerPockets,My wife and I have dreamt of running AirBnBs and resorts since we were married. This year we want to take the plunge, take a risk, do something. Our goal is to build 2-3 geodesic domes as short-ter...