Sean McDonnell
Airbnb user banned for personal opinions
Has anyone else been following what is going on with Michelle Malkin getting banned from using Airbnb for allegedly being associated with a 'known hate group' and speaking at a 'white nationalist conference'? Interest...
Matthew William
Getting an LLC as an agent
I am fairly new to the real estate space, and am considering becoming an agent. My understanding is as an agent with a company (Century 21 for example), I am still considered 1099. Would it be wise at get a LLC? If...
Account Closed
Washington state property management question.
This is more of a state specific question as I know many states have different laws. Does anyone in the state of Washington know if I can open a property management company in this state without a "managing brokers" l...
Tom Server
Sec 8 increase to fmr wants to see rent roll
I have a triplex with one Section 8 tenant. Pays $950
Since I inherited the tenant, and the prior owner never raised the rent of section 8.
When I emailed DCA agent with the increase, I told her i wanted to raise it...
Huggy Baird
Does anyone read the BiggerPockets Member Blogs?
Im new to BP and posted my first blog entry at http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs
I was expecting some insightful comments and criticisms. Did not get any. I noticed none of the other blogs dating back weeks appear t...
Constantia Petrou
landlord burnout in SF
Hello,I was wondering if any of you could share your experience with landlord burnout and how to manage it. I own several properties in the San Francisco Bay area and the tenant pool that has recently been attracted t...
Joshua Dorkin
Why Your Advertising Posts Will Fail on BiggerPockets and other Social Media
For 7+ years I've seen it . . . over and again people sign up for our site and then post an advertisement in our forums. Sometimes they stop, but many others just post the same ad over and again.
Our moderators then...
Chris Moriarty
Cold Calling is Dead? Really?
Upon joining up with Bigger Pockets, I logged on to see an advertisement that said "cold calling is dead" that was advertising a book. While it looks attractive, the data simply doesn't support this proposal. In a...
Joseph Konrad
What are YOUR fears?
Hi all –I'm going to start posting here pretty frequently and start a member blog here on BiggerPockets and I want to know what you want to know about starting or growign your business.What is it that scares you? It ...
Dawn Anastasi
Meeting with deaf tenants
I have a meeting on Saturday morning with some inherited tenants who are deaf. I don't know sign language, so I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on communicating with them in a positive, effective way. It didn't s...