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Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...
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I have a great tenant , 23 year old guy . Just texted me telling me he wont have the rent on time . He has a car payment and rent and doesnt have enough for both . I have to believe his excuse . He is in the Coast ...
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So I picked up a 4 unit building in a lower income area earlier this year. I had some significant challenges when I took it over, (see https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/617743-shameless-self-pat-on-the-b...
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I’m thinking of flipping houses with a builder/handyman. I told him if he could find good off market deals, I would finance the rehabs. I told him I’d be interested if we could split the profit 50/50. But all I am is ...
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Hello BP,I am still new to investing and have been reading through all the forums to gain more knowledge about the tenant screening process. It seems to me from tons of reading that the tenant screening process is sca...
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Hi everyone, this is my first post.I am currently living in Chicago, in the very hot neighborhood of Logan Square.I own a 2BR/1BA condo that can be rented for 2000/month, I am currently living in it but plan on listin...
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I've
been using Facebook marketplace to list my apartments for the past 5
years. I only have 3 units and it's been pretty reliable to find good
tenants.
Post pandemic....that approach is a disaster. I've posted...
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What is the biggest reason people fail as newbies in real estate investment?
When you buy a multi family building for first time or when your decide to grow your portfolio with second, third and so on multi family building. How do you do property management? Do you do yourself, and if you do h...
Family sues Airbnb after 19-month-old daughter dies from fentanyl overdose while taking a nap at Miami rental - after previous tenants held cocaine-fueled partyhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...Lydie and Boris Lavenir,...