McKinley Crowley
5 Steps for Direct Mail Success
Hey BP, Another forum member posted this email I wrote the other day as a response to a question. I wanted to re-share it to you as a useful bit of information to hopefully help you out with your direct mail marketing...
Maria G.
How to evaluate expense vs. improvement?
Hello,I have been reading about it, but sometimes I find there is a blurry line between one and the other and, in those cases, I would like to know what is better, so that I can choose accordingly. I know that "better...
Harry Smith
What do you do with existing tenants?
Newbie here!Let's say you're buying an investment property. The seller offers to deliver you the property with existing tenants or vacant. So you have both options.Which option would you choose and why? Would you like...
Chris Keeler
Multiple Residents on One Lease
My condo is in Utah. I would like to rent per room, but to follow the HOA, I would have to have one lease agreement. How do I put four individuals on one lease? Do I have one overall price at the top of the lease an...
Arnie Guida
Well, That's One Way To Get Around "No Kids Allowed"
As we landlords know, not allowing kids is illegal. I drove past a 4plex today and the "For Rent" sign only had an email address on it, saying to use it to request an application. Having just gone through a vacancy in...
Nick Gray
Choosing a Low Down Payment Mortgage: ARM or Fixed?
Hi Everyone, I am in the process of purchasing my first deal, a duplex in Exeter, NH, for $265K. My plan is to house hack by owner-occupying one side with a roommate and (hopefully) living for free. I have just enough...
Attila Bertalan
Property built before 1978!
Hi. I'm in the process of closing on a Property built in 1940 in Sacramento. Rehab should start in about 2-3 weeks.So far, haven't had to deal with one built before 1978. Can someone enlighten me as to what needs to b...
Dena Wesley
Seller does not want to clean out property
Hello everyone,I went under contract on a mixed use property back in late June that I'm converting back to a duplex. My agent sent over an addendum to extend the closing since I'm using a rehab loan and I also had add...
Christopher Blanco
Help with exterior look
I have a house under contract in a suburb of Cleveland. The only problem, I am having trouble deciding what to do to the exterior. I don't have a huge budget for the exterior, right now I just have budgeted for painti...
Ben Skove
Different house "price packages"
In a previous thread there was a discussion (http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/85368-what-potential-breakables-do-you-remove-from-a-property-prior-to-renting-it) about what to take out of a rental to reduc...