Tommy R
If they don't have equity on their property or are upside down, what can you do?
Let's say one house is only upside down like 20k, and another house is upside down 200k. I know you can probably do different things with each (say the value of each is 250k)
Is there anything you could do with a hou...
Douglas Slingerland
Hello from Statsville, NC - interested in large unit rentals
Hello BiggerPockets! I was listening to podcast 100 today interviewing Joshua Dorkin and it wasnt until he had said it, that it didn't occur to me. Use BiggerPockets to network! It makes sense!I hail from Statesvil...
Gary Campanaro
Housekeeping holiday pay
Hi Bigger Pocket Members, I have a 2bed/2bath,1200sq ft. log cabin in Maggie Valley, NC. I pay my house keepers $36/hr to clean the cabin which usually averages 3 hours per cleaning. I stay rented with maybe 9 to 10 ...
Amy Lu
water meter jump up to be erroneousness
We have three water bills from the Water Department, Malden, MA. It shows water usage as follows:1. The water usage from 10/15/2015-11/15/2015 (32 days) 16446 c.f., $3468.702. The water usage from 11/15/2015-12/15/201...
Kurt Gardner
Tenants divorcing...now what?
I will add the caveat, "I know this is not a forum of lawyers, and this in no way constitutes legal advice. For legal inquiries, I should consult a lawyer." There...I am looking for anecdotal stories about what you ...
Susan Pompea
Want long-term renter & how to get new renter in day or two after last one leaves
I'm trying g to learn and fix the mistakes I've made in the past and need some advice.1. How can I rent to someone who will stay more than one year? My rent is fair, the house is well kept up, it's in a nice neighborh...
John Hagen
Rehaping 100 year old hard wood floors
Yesterday we closed on an old craftsmen style house, we started painting and ripping up carpet and I found painted hardwood floors in good shape. We are happy to save on flooring now we have to sand and stain the floo...
Nathan Gesner
When do you handle a bad tenant?
I'm not referring to eviction!I'm talking about tenants that are always walking a fine line. These are the renters that cause death by a thousand cuts, small infractions or problems but the sheer volume becomes a regu...
John Barkenhagen
Architecture & Real Estate Investing
I know investing in real estate does not require any specific background, but I am curious how the mind of an Architect effects real estate investing for the good or bad.I am currently working for a small firm and loo...
Zachary R.
Finding Original Hardwood Under Carpet! (Photos)
I am currently turning tenants in a 4br/2ba SFH in Arvada, CO and planned to have laminate flooring + new carpet installed on Wednesday. As I'm sure a lot of you have done, I opted to pull out the old stain riddled c...