Ashley Davis
Closing today / Tenant occupied foreclosure.. what would you do?
Hi there. Closing today on my first investment property. Bought it sight-unseen from the bank. Curious on how you would approach this situation? I will be able to knock on the door for the first time, later today!!
Greg Gasiorowski
Investing in Low Income Areas
Hello everyone,I'm new to the forum and have been doing a lot of research in buying rental properties. I currently live in the Philadelphia, but would like to invest in lower income areas such as Chester, Marcus Hook,...
Shiloh Lundahl
What are your favorite tips to influence an appraiser/appraiser?
The title is supposed to read an appraisal/appraiser.Hey everybody, have you ever bought a property, ran the numbers, and figured out what your cash on cash return should be, or what your profit should be on a flip? ...
Marshall Henry
A Trashy Situation featuring my next door neighbor
We purchased a triplex about a month ago. We will be owner occupants and have been slowly moving in. I took the time to engage as many of my surrounding neighbors as I could and exchanged info and phone numbers with t...
Kimberly Kesterke
How can I get my credibility back with a tenant I hired ?
Well- despite all of the advice against it, I hired one of my tenants to do some basic property management work. He wanted work and I needed some help - pure and simple. You know how hindsight is 20/20? Well, I'm goin...
Dion DePaoli
The Pain $ of Not Knowing - Contract For Deeds
I thought it would interesting to share some recent experience we have had with some of these instruments. To that extent, an illustration of the pain that can come with working with an instrument that is not the...
Nate Wong
Having problem with contractor again. please comment
I hired a general contractor for replacing roof, remodel kitchen and bathroom along with painting and some other work. the whole project is about $ 65k which include materials and labor with a payment schedule . he's ...
Jeff G.
Carpet ruined - Do I have recourse? Should I pursue?
I had tenants rent my 2,850 SF house for 5.5 years. They disclosed their four dogs before signing, and they gave me a $500 extra deposit for that (in addition to last month's rent). And the wife said to me as they wer...
Andrew Davis
The Power of Bigger Pockets
Part 1Hey BP Community,I wanted to take some time and share this project that literally would not have happened without Bigger Pockets. Thank you again @Joshua Dorkin for taking the risk to start this. Many of you ha...
Jason A.
Help, served with Building Code Violation in Sacramento
We bought a foreclosure in 2008 in Sacramento County that had a large addition and we didn't check for permits. I know, I've learned a valuable lesson.
We were trying to refinance the property and for whatever reaso...