Shari Posey
Help me restrain myself. Got money burning a hole in my pocket.
This is probably a crazy post but do any of you find yourself playing with numbers on a property hoping it will look better so you'll be convinced to buy it? I find I'm doing this all the time now.
I've been looking ...
Kourtney McCullough
Using the VA loan for SFH since MFH is too expensive in Bay Area.
BP,I need some advice and I'm going to keep this short. I'm planning to use my VA Loan to purchase my first investment property which will be a SFH. Initially, I wanted to purchase a multifamily but they're too expens...
Sarah Smith
Trying to Be Different and Make a Difference-Is this a good idea?
I am slowly strategizing my plan for STR. Most of my personal experience with STR was after a cancer diagnosis and I had to be in Houston often. I’m not a fan of hotels so STR was a blessing. Now looking back, I kind ...
Mike X.
How to word clause in lease allowing tenants to pay electronically
I'm working on my Florida lease and trying to figure out how to have generic statement in the lease that would allow for rent payment options such as direct deposit / ACH transfer / online payment (Cozy, erentpayment...
Roseann Koefoed
Me vs. Cockroaches - Round 1
I bought three 8-unit buildings in November. Inspection revealed that one building had a cockroach problem that seemed fairly isolated to one unit where the tenant was really dirty. Other tenants complained about se...
Jason Eno
Considering Brrrr in South Minneapolis from Hawaii
Aloha! I have recently discovered BiggerPockets as I have been considering moving into real estate investment and am impressed by the quantity and quality of the information and contacts here. My fiancé and I live on ...
Chance Bostick
Newbie, multifamily or single family in Texas?
Hey guys, I've been on biggerpockets for awhile now, but 99% of that time, I was living in Los Angeles and was nowhere close to being able to afford real estate. I've moved back home to Central Texas in a small town ...
Jack Plantin
Small 2b/1br SFR, NW Indiana
Location: NW Indiana, greater Chicago area.
Asking price: 60k
Offer price: 55k
Loan amount: $41250 (25% down, 5.25 interest)
Expenses: $750 annual property tax, $900 annual insurance, 8% vacancy, 13% capex/repairs...
James Harris
Direct Mail to absentee owners
Hello everyone. I have started my first marketing campaign and I've targeted absentee owners. My response rate (about 15%) hasn't been too bad, but the quality of the leads have been a little discouraging. Most cal...
Ben Russell
ESA letter advice
Hi all.
We have a tenant that is not supposed to have any animals. I was at the building doing work and she had a puppy. She said she just got the dog and was in the process of getting her ESA paperwork.
A few day...