Sam Leon
If you won't rent to a lawyer, would you rent to a cop?
I remember someone mentioned here that they would never rent to a lawyer for a variety of reasons.I tried to search for that thread but no luck.What about a cop, if you are concerned about a lawyer tenant would you ha...
Isabella White
Hello World! I am new to BP & RE investing. Any pearls of wisdom?
Like the title says, I have recently discovered Bigger Pockets and am so excited to have found a community/forum of likeminded investors!I have been “flirting” with the idea of Multifamily RE investing for 6 months no...
Michael Baybut
Bank REO purchase strategy
Hi,
This is a bit of a follow up from my previous post. I'm very interested in a REO property that's about to come on the market soon. I tried to buy it as a SS but it ended up at foreclosure. The bank had accepted my...
Joshua Hollandsworth
Rehab Costs on a 10k house
I see more and more investors buying 10k SFR's in low-income areas. They put 5k-7k into rehabbing the house, and renting it to Section 8 for a nice, consistent ROI. I personally know 3 people who do this. They actuall...
John Thedford
Dear FL Tenant: I Intend To Impose A Claim On Your Security Depos
First: security deposits do NOT belong to the landlord. They are exactly as stated: security deposit.They MUST be housed in a FL financial institution per FL statute. They cannot be co-mingled.Now, your tenant left "d...
Eric Campbell
Student rental process
Hi Everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. I recently purchased a 6 bedroom/2200 sq ft. house near a small university in our town. The contractor that bought renovated it himself with the thought of putting co...
Daniel Blanco
STR Occupancy and guest issues
Hi there everyone, this will be my first post. So my wife and I have a rental property in an "up and coming area" of Miami. We've had inconsistent bookings on Airbnb and VRBO. The guest's that we do get generally get...
Karen Jackson
Tenant changing locks
Hey BPI have a tenant that took it upon herself to changes the locks to my property. She’s been unresponsive, I’ve called, texted, mailed went up to the property and still unresponsive. She is in violation of her leas...
David Sanders
4BR SFH Pool Home STR near Disney, is $4K/month NET revenue realistic?
I'd really like to hear from people who have a 4 bed pool house near Disney if $48K per year net revenue is realistic. By net I mean take home pay after direct booking fees, including cleaning. But not including utili...
Mike Wire
anyone investing in puerto rico
I just heard on the news that real estate prices are dropping like crazy in Puerto Rico due to the state of the local economy. Wondering if that's a good opportunity to start investing there. Anyone on BP currently in...