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I've learned a lot about being a property manager living and working outside of the US.
It was summer of 2019, my wife and myself were in the process of moving to Chicago from Zürich Switzerland. My wife explained th...
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when flipping house is better to sand the old hardwood floors or new install new hardwood floor.
Keep in mind that the condition of the old hard wood floors not horrible if they get sanded and finished they will look ...
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I'm wondering how people with multiple rental properties structure things like insurance, LLCs, bank accounts, etc. I currently have each individual property under a separate LLC, with its own bank account, and its ow...
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I am so glad I found Bigger Pockets!!! I have been reading and researching the site and many of your blogs as much as I can as I did not want to ask the same questions you have already answered a million times:) First...
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Anyone have any inputs on negotiating past-due HOA assessments on a property that I would buy through sheriff auction/foreclosure?This particular property has $15k in past due amounts, and another $5k in attorney fees...
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Hi,I am looking to buy a vacant lot (around 3700 sq ft) in Oakland Area. It is zoned as Multi Family. Looking to buy with all cash (funding from myself and brother). Plan to build a duplex and rent it out.Some questio...
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Hello experts. Quick question. What is a realistic and reasonable cash on cash return rate? Thanks for your feedback.
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The absentee owner of the building next to ours hired a bad property manager, and his tenants have cost us $$$ because they vandalized our property and ruined our Airbnb business because guests do not feel safe anymor...
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MikeOH and some others talk about this 50% rule. I just bought my first rental property for 22,000. When I add up all of my expenses (tax, insurance, mortgage payment), I come up with 78% expenses compared to gross ...
A tenant has given me an official notice after only having 20 days in the rental. She had never complained about anything about the house until the letter arrived at my doorstep. She agreed to leave the premises and d...