Albert W.
New and Jumping Into the Deep End in Chicago
Excited to have found this forum! I’m an architect in Chicago looking to get on my feet on the development/ownership side of the industry. Ultimately my goal is to work as an “Architect-as-Developer”. It’s frustrat...
Andreea Chidu
Must haves (and must nots) in a rental renovation?
I am about to purchase my first single-family rental property, and it will need some work to be rent-ready. I am planning the reno now to be ready for when it's time to get to work, and I keep flip flopping on what to...
Matt Heaton
New Landlord Seeking Your Advice
I have just partnered on a 6Plex and would love to get advice from anyone willing to give. We are local to the property and the last landlord has been managing it himself and says the tenants are very low maintenance....
Johannes Schunter
Selling turnkey properties after 5 years to avoid CapEx?
Hi all! I am new here and so far learning a lot! After a profitable sale of my primary home (pure luck, bought a NYC condo in 2011 and prices went up crazy since then) I am now trying to come up with my own 10-year pl...
Ben Howard
Building a detached garage with apartment
Hi my name is Ben. I live in Nashville, TN and am looking to build a detached 2 garage with 2/1 apartment above. I personally went down to Metro to get a building permit because I wanted to make sure what I wanted to ...
Matt R.
My tenant up and left, do i still have to evict?
I noticed a few weeks ago that my tenant stopped mowing the lawn, and apparently stopped paying their energy bill, because the local power company came over and took the meter and put a tag on it. The first of this m...
Mitch Davidson
Another great benefit MTR has over LTR
I launched an MTR in Asheville, NC in 2018, and have had 13 tenants so far. After the first few turns I realized that compared to LTR the MTR model has a great additional benefit, meaning additional to the increased c...
Robert Steele
At what point is tenant not responsible for paint and carpet condition
I had a tenant move out after 5 years and the carpets are absolutely trashed. They were brand new when they moved in. I know the IRS assumes carpets are only good for 5 years so I am thinking I should not deduct this ...
Jennifer Rysdam
What do you point out to tenants at annual inspections
I just evicted a tenant who had lived in one of my apartments for 8 years. He obviously hadn't cleaned in all those years. I'm wondering, when you do inspections what do you point out for tenants to clean/fix? Do you ...
Denise MacDonald
Two Driven Women on a mission to build a real estate empire! Guidance appreciated!
Hello BiggerPockets Community!We are two business women single moms, Denise and Joanna. We are so happy to have found this community ! We're keen to get into the real estate investment realm with a shared goal: to p...