Robert West
Financing for Rehab in Charleston...
Hey everyone, I'm a new investor in the Charleston area and have been working to build my team. A good friend of the family, a contractor who lives in the area and has been doing real estate investing for about 30 yea...
Andrea Coulter
Cash For Keys is NEVER the right decision!
I am a small landlord in Upstate New York. I have a tenant that has not paid me since December of 2019. In 3 Days it will be 13 months that she has not paid and yet my state will not let me evict her for possibly anot...
Jessica Young
What are considered unreasonable repair requests/too much communication by tenants?
I have tenants in my small condo with a 6 month lease. We are 5 weeks in. They are my first tenants there.
Unfortunately, the AC went out twice for them and needs to have a new unit installed. They're angry at me, r...
Robert Lindsley
Service dogs in Florida
Hello Biggerpockets,
A prospective tenant reached out to me for an apartment in my FL building. They have a service dog (Bulldog) and asked if that would be an issue. We do not allow dogs at this property, thus my ...
Alex Zhu
Historic Homes Advice
Hi everyone,First post ever here. My wife and I are early on in our real estate investing journey and looking to grow our portfolio. We are based in Texas and recently saw an early 1900s historic property come onto th...
Maritza McKinney
1st time property managing: software for rent collection
We did the 90 day BiggerPockets challenge and we close this Wednesday on a quadplex! We live 50 minutes away and plan to manage the property ourselves. What software/app should we use to collect and manage rent?Any o...
Kamenin Earl Banks
Pay consumer credit first or save money?
Hi everyone!
I need some advice. I just read Sott Trench's "Set for Life". It was a great book and I am going to follow his ideas. But I'm struggling with deciding whether I should pay off my consumer debt first or ...
Jason Vandermark
Application Fee
If you have multiple people fill out an application and pay the fee and you accept the 1st persons application, do you keep 2nd fee or return it?
Meng Yu
Auction.com purchase turns into a nightmare
On 6/13/2018 we won a bid at Auction.com to purchase a house located in Staten Island. The next day, we signed the contract and wired $23k deposit to Seller's escrow/closing agent. It's an all cash deal and we chose t...
Lamont Marable
Is $37,000 too much for labor on a Baltimore row home?
Here is what the contractor is proposing.This includes plumbing, no electrical or HVAC work. They will be framing and installing a new bathroom in the basement and utility room in the basement. Installing a new kit...