Jason W.
Dealing with tenants and management company
We are stuck in a situation that keeps repeating itself. We have a rental property in a high demand area. Houses in this area do not go on the market very often and a lot of our tenants try to exhaust/frustrate us int...
Matt Speer
From Lockbox to Leased- The Guide for Your 1st Rental
Andddd the moment you have been waiting for has arrived. You ran the deal analysis, checked the financial boxes, finally figured out the lock box code that contains the keys to your first rental, and are ready to make...
Shane Brown
Home inspection question
Hello all,
Buying my first home, my dad has about 35 years in the industry and I would like him to do my home inspection because he will really be looking for my best interest and also knows everything a home inspecto...
Mohammed Nasser
Landlord Giving Hard Time for Repairs.
Hi BP Family! I have a question for you but from the tenant side.
I am currently renting a house in California and yesterday the garage door spring decided to give way and the garage rolled down as I was passing unde...
Madeleine Austin
Inherited tenants...first time landlords
Hello! My husband and I just closed on our first rental property. We are inheriting tenants whose lease is up at the end of the month. We were under the initial impression that their intent was to move out. Now we hav...
Bryce Shipley
4 Properties and no cash, now what?
Hey Bigger Pockets, this is my first post and I'm a new(ish) investor looking for some insight. I have always been a diligent investor and recently focused on real estate thanks to BP. I just recently made the decisio...
Harriet Baldwin
Fannie/Freddie, FHA, VA standards-partly ducted forced-air heat?
Question: does anyone know if there are Fannie/Freddie, FHA or VA rules that require a forced air system to be ducted to all parts of the house? Or is there a standard that allows non-ducted registers for 2nd floor ar...
Conrad Legé
Furnace in the bedroom -- big problem or no problem?
Hello BP, I am looking for some insight here. I have a small multi unit that I will be closing on in about two weeks. In one of the units I a plan on renting to tenants, there happens to be a forced-air furnace that i...
Miles Stanley
Does replacing electrical/rewiring improve home value?
Any thoughts?My electrician is recommending that we rewire the entire house bc the existing wiring is copper but does not have a ground (built in 1968). We plan to BRRRR this one. He says it would improve home resal...
Matthew S.
Help me evaluate this market (Elgin, IL)
howdy BP'rs,I am new to real estate investing and was hoping you could help me learn how to evaluate market. I'm looking to purchase my first multi family owner occupancy property and I want to make sure I don't make ...