Will Spruill
Cleveland OH investing?
I'd like to hear from anyone investing or invested in the Cleveland rental market. I'm looking into purchasing a duplex or two in the Cleveland area for long term rentals.
Melanie Stephens
Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...
John W.
New Western Acquisitions (Reviews)
When inquiring about a property on craigslist, I spoke with someone from New Western Acquisitions. He wants to meet tomorrow..........Can anyone give me your thoughts if you have experience with them? what do they do?...
Brian Wall
Why do I have to view a property before agent will submit my offer?
So, I recently started making many more offer direct off the MLS than I have before (I am an agent submitting for an investor client). I am getting a lot of "resistance" from listing agents saying they will not submi...
Kiran Alisam
Turn Key Investments
Hi we are on verge of closing our #1 Turnkey rental in Maple heights Cleveland Area, Price: 56900, Area: 1160 Sq ft, 3 bed 1 bath, Rent 850 to 900 per month, Management Fees: 10 percent , Taxes: 500, Insurance: 600So ...
Katrina Nicole-Ivy
I won two online Baltimore Foreclosure Sale but I bid too high!
Today I won two separate auctions for two foreclosed properties in Baltimore, Maryland. One for $12,100 and the other for $18,700. They both need work as well. To top it off Im using personal loans to pay for them. I ...
Will Gaston
Do You Think My College Students Tenants Busted this Floor Joist?
All:My handyman just called me and said that a floor joist was split underneath one of my college student rentals. Five guys live there and had friends over for the Super Bowl on Sunday night. They claim it was only "...
Darwin Crawford
My Energy Efficiency Project Thread, aka Eco-Capitalism
Hey there BP!I'm posting this thread, which, full disclosure, will be long, and might not be for everyone, in order to document a project I am doing here in sunny Arizona. It is on a commercial building, 8 units, and...
James Schindler
Direct Mail for House Hacking
Hello BP members. I am currently in the beginning phase of getting a direct mail campaign going targeted at 2-4 unit properties in my area. My goal is to find a property that my family (myself, wife, and two babies) c...
Patrick Menefee
1% Rule in Practice Regionally
Hello BPI’m curious how members in different regions have tailored the 1% rule (especially charlotte, but anywhere really). Looking relative to some of the properties I’ve seen in the area, 1% seems difficult to attai...