William A.
Was told "It is too much trouble"
I asked advice from an acquaintance that has around 20 rental properties. His advice was simply "Don't do it"! His reasoning was as follows:1. Unless you are a handyman, and can fix things yourself, you will never...
C W
Building Basic Website
I'm looking to build a basic website and was looking for some suggestions on how to get started.
I have very minimal web design knowledge, so I was thinking of starting with a basic hosting site like homestead.com, ...
Curtis Bidwell
Empty Restaurant needs ideas
I had a good fine dining restaurant in a 3500sf space when we purchased the mixed use building (38 residential units upstairs, 3 office/retail and a restaurant on street level). The owner/chef got distracted and w...
Adam Christopher Zaleski
thinking of making the transition from houses to multi-family
I have two single family homes that are rentals in two different college towns. I have owned one for 10 years and the other for 5 years. I am a college prof and have lived in college towns most of my adult life. I fee...
Nathan Gesner
What do you think of the forum categories?
I'm asking this as a fellow forum user, not a moderator. About four months ago, someone within BiggerPockets split the Landlording & Rental Properties forum and created multiple subcategories. The image below show...
Ruth Ann Morris
Passing the cost of utilities on to tenants
I am considering purchasing a duplex in Sioux Falls, SD that does not have separate meters. Up until this point, from what I understand, the utilities were included in the rent. That works great if you own the place...
Jack Moran
Does an exclusive focus on cash flow lead to a bad place?
Based on advice provided here at Bigger Pockets and elsewhere I've been looking into multi-family with a concentration on cash flow. I found a 3FAM with 3brs each for $250,000 in Worcester, MA where there's zillions...
Daniel Fitzroy
What would you do if there were no cash flowing house hacks?
Hi Bigger pockets! I’ve recently began practice analyzing potential house hacks for my girlfriend and I to purchase with a year. We are almost ready as my truck is almost pd off and my credit card with a 2k balance is...
Dillon McGough
Jake and Gino Academy
Good afternoon,Was looking to potentially join the Jake and Gino Elite Academy, Jake Stenziano and Gino Barbaro. Have heard a lot of good things about these guys. Just wanted to do my due diligence before diving in....
Forrest Williams
Back Splash Assistance
My back splash edges were not finished correctly, and I'm looking for some tips to clean them up. Right now they are grouted at a 45 degree angle on the edges, and while I was assured they would look good when they we...