Mel Park
Anyone do their own property management?
I've owned (2) rental townhomes for 8 years - I've used a property manager and I've never once had any problems. However - - now, this won't just be a 'side' investment, I am out of my lifelong business career - - a...
Robert Harris
Rentals in Gatlinburg Tennessee
I’m thinking about purchasing a vacation rental in the great Smokey Mountains. I wanted to chat with some people who has some experience with these, or maybe someone possibly has some for sale.
Joseff Stevenson
House Hacking? - Property Manager with $200k+ in Student Loan Debt
Hello BP! First time poster here from Chicago. I've been doing the deep dive on the podcasts and about to finish Brandon's book on Real Estate Investing. I'm hoping to get into my first house hack in the Chicago area ...
Kevin Moules
MY FIRST FLIP!!! COME FOLLOW MY JOURNEY!
I did a post about my first rental purchase here (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/67...) which took place last month. During the time of acquiring the rental property I also came across an opportunity ...
Kelly Conrad
Feeling a little nervous about lack of qualified candidates
We've had our duplex since October 4th, and listed our list unit (2B/1BA) on November 7th at $1,000 and tenants split electricity and gas.We've had lots of interest, but the problem seems to be that folks aren't meeti...
Gordon Starr
Should I hire my own kids to work for me?
Hey everyone,I am a sole proprietor with a steadily expanding buy and hold portfolio. My kids are age 8 (son) and 10 (daughter). As a single dad with sole custody, the kids have always tagged along in some way - somet...
Brian Kraft
What to Do--Brand New Tenant Wants Out for Medical Reasons
With the lease starting today, I have a tenant who contacted me yesterday saying she was just diagnosed with "a virus" and needs to get out of the lease. She says she probably needs to take leave without pay from work...
Xela Batchelder
Property Management - When and how do they charge their % ?
I have my first property manager for one unit. This is the second month this tenant has been in there, and he hasn't paid yet 21st of the month. However, it is normal for the Property Management Company to charge th...
Bennie Leija
Some Appraisals are unqualified and do evaluate properly
I am a builder investor out of the Houston area. We went out and pulled two appraisals, one by me and didn’t share in the beginning because I didn’t want my appraisal to be bias. The clients bank (buyer) went out and ...
Patt Mi
Rookie in Lynchburg VA
Evening, all! I am a newcomer from Lynchburg, VA looking to absorb as much information as possible. My wife and I currently own 1 rental "duplex" (main floor and basement) which was the first house we lived in. We hou...