Brian Walters
The Psychology of Success: Being Willing to Fail to Succeed
I heard an interesting non-real estate specific quote the other day. In order to be truly successful you need to willing to risk everything and fail.For those that have been significantly successful in real estate in...
Cody Malave
House Hacking with Single Room Occupancies?
BiggerPockets,I was wondering if anyone here has any experience in house hacking a SFH but renting out rooms individually as an O/O. While I understand the drawbacks to sharing all of a house's common areas as well as...
Karl Huth
Tenant left without notice-Wisconsin
Need some advise. I have a tenant that I believe no longer lives at the property. She was behind on rent and facing eviction. I have tried to get a hold of her through her old phone number and via Facebook but have no...
Michael Florkowski
Union Carpenter getting started in the world of real estate!
I have been a Union carpenter for four years now and enjoy working physical labor. I would like to put my money to work instead of shoveling my money into the bank (mortgage) or to a landlord (renting). I currently am...
Timothy W.
Oh Tim, you don't need to carry a gun....
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jul/06/local/chi-landlord-dead-6jul06
Allie Dattilio
Looking for first deal — HELOC + Pre-approval, what comes first?
We are in the process of searching for our first deal. (Looking for SFH or duplex for under $100k, with under $30k in rehab needs)
We plan to take out a HELOC for the down payment and initial rehab costs. Would love ...
Wendy Williams
Issues with tenant and how to remove them
Not a landlord but a tenant. I have a question I'm hoping someone might be able to help me out with. I'm sorry if this is very long I just want to be descriptive with the situation. I have a roommate that I would lik...
Nick Stoddard
Question for experienced landlords
I'm starting a fix and hold. My better half and I are having a discussion on a couple things. This is a b class rental and I'm of the opinion that we should not provide a garbage disposal or an ice maker because those...
Jarrett Harris
Tenant want to break lease...Justified?!?!?!?
Hey guys, I have been learning from this site since last summer when my wife and I initially started looking for investment property. Long story short, we bought a 4 unit building back in October. It is now full.
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Dennis M.
Disabled tenants in the hood
How many of you investors that invest in c and d areas are blown away by how many folks in the area are on disability ? I guess I always knew there was a lot of people in these are with Mental issues and that fraud w...