Patrick Flanagan
top mistakes made when buying a smaller apartment complex?
Hello! I’m looking to buy a smaller apartment complex(16-24 unit) but not opposed to smaller or larger. Just curious what were some of your top mistakes that you learned from when you started buying apartment complexe...
Sam McClellan
owner/occupant in duplex - rent to section 8?
Hey BPers,I just recently closed my first deal: a duplex in Oakland, CA where I am living in one unit and will rent the other. I also just put up a listing advertising the other unit, and got a quick response from som...
Elizabeth L.
Finishing and legalizing a basement
Has anyone been successful at finishing a basement and turning it into a legal or illegal apartment to rent out as extra income?
Ryan Cormier
Basement Studio Apartment?
I am buying a 3 unit house with a basement (4th unit) that was built but not permitted. I am new to bigger pockets and real estate and am hoping someone may be able to give me a bulletpoint step list of how to go abou...
Karen Liebner
Estoppel Agreements- when?
Hi everyone,We're working on an offer for our first investment property (a duplex)! At the moment, we're unsure of the terms of the current leases. I'm wondering if we ask for an estoppel agreement in our offer? Befor...
Theresa Horsch
First Rental Porperty, First Major Cap ex
Hello Everyone! Newbie here and my first property is in Longmont, CO which we purchased 1.5 years ago. Loving the BP community and learning lots!
We ran into a major plumbing issue over the weekend that will cost u...
Caileigh Oldroyd
Illegal Basement Apartment
Hello! I live in Massachusetts and I was on the hunt for a new apartment. I found a really amazing redone basement apartment that had everything I could want in an apartment and a great price. The only set back was th...
Greg Hills
Due Diligence on property in East NY, Brooklyn
How much diligence should I do before vs. after making an offer?
Also, does anyone have a lawyer they recommend for doing multi-family deals in Brooklyn?
Anna Granofsky
Pre-existing Tenant and Damages
In December, I purchases an old triplex in West Virginia that was already filled with units under a non-profit homeless housing organization. The tenant in one of the apartments has been living there for years and has...
Stephanie M.
Tenant lease is ending, does not want me to show his side
My tenant's lease is up soon, and he is going out of town this weekend. He does not want me to show the property when he is gone Fri, Sat, Sun. I need to get a new tenant to take his side though asap. Anyone ever have...