Tony Ngo
Tenant wants to add in husband with criminal record - need advice
Current situation, I rented a duplex out to a single mom with kids two months ago. She's on section 8. Section 8 pays 100% of the rent. I received a letter from section 8 saying that she got married so she'll need ...
Brian Quo
How bad is it to start off not cash flowing on 1st rental that is new construction?
So I live in the SF East Bay and have been looking to invest in a rental. I am too afraid to do out of state rentals. I have been looking at some homes for investment and it's expensive here.
I have been looking at...
Josh Bustle
Dead Equity - How much money do you leave in rentals?
Hello Bigger Pockets!My main question is how much money do you leave in your rentals? I've got one rental property worth $280k, about 60% LTV (115k in equity). I just closed on my first "Live in Flip" and I'm moving i...
Cassidy Burns
2 Tenants in a Quadplex Joining Alliances: How would you handle??
HI BP,I've run into a little problem with 2 adopted tenants from an existing owner. The first 8 months they were great, paid on time, no issues, etc. As of the last 3 months they have been a nightmare. One has defi...
Account Closed
Rental vs. Flipping: Which, and why?
I'm sure most new investors have this question. Although I myself am new, I know where I stand. I'd prefer to build a rental portfolio accompanied by periodic flips. But I'm curious. Are you more on the side of runnin...
Maurice Davis
My tentant's father just called me to tell me his son is missing and he wants to break the lease?
My tentant's rent was due on September 1st and have not received it. I tried to reach through text and left a message on his cell phone with no response. His father just called today asking me if he had seen his son...
Annie Anson
How to meet material participation hours for out of state investors
My husband and I are ready to invest in our first vacation property, likely in Florida. We hope to eventually have multiple properties, but want to take our time to learn and make the right decisions with our first re...
Steven S.
Does buying at a certain part of the year make more sense/$?
I have a lot of residential market data for California and recently put this together, quite shocking!Developer #1 & #2 are competitors who both buy projects at a 20% estimated return level. They do the same fix &...
Brandon Hall
THE Thread on the Final GOP Tax Bill - Q&A
Happy Holidays! As of today, the House and Senate have sent the GOP Tax Plan to the President to sign into law. I've seen numerous threads popping up about the GOP Tax Bill. I wanted to start a thread to consolidate q...
James Wise
THIS is why your Realtor is Ignoring you-DATA says they Should!
If you spend any measurable amount of time browsing the BP forums you have probably come across a thread or two that was started by a new investor who's having a heck of a time getting a Realtor to work with them in a...