David S.
Tells us your best tricks to make a home tenant proof?
Let’s face it… Renters -usually- rent because they don’t have it together. They are hard on rentals, with lousy pets, smoking, violence, lack of cleanliness, out of control kids, you name it. I’m learning this the har...
John Ringgold
What's the typical lease missing that you've added to yours?
What is one thing you've added to your lease that may not be in the standard lease that has prevented a problem you had from happening again? Not looking for the specific wording unless you'd like to share, but the "...
Amir B.
We closed on this house on April 28th and it is still vacant.
Hello,We bought this house and closed on April 28th. We have been searching for a qualified tenant but have had no luck.I was wondering how long other investors have had vacancies in months. Is it normal to have a vac...
Hannah Stephenson
Why can't I sell my flip!
We bought a home in one of the nicer zip codes in our city, in the top school district at what we thought was a deal. We put a significant amount of money into the house and have received excellent feedback on the ren...
Eric P.
My first flip! (with pictures)
Hey everyone, Brandon suggested I post a little about my first rehab that I just started working on. So here goes! Please comment with any design/rehab ideas or on the bolded questions in the picture captions belo...
Alyssa Feliciano
When investing out of state, how did you decide where to invest?
Hey there Bigger Pockets! Im a rookie investor, living in Souther California, looking to invest out of state. I want to start looking for deals but I'm getting hung up on where to look. For out of state investors, wh...
Carly M.
PM ordered $3k of yard work w/o my knowledge.
Hi guys, Was wondering if I could get your input. Our first out of state investment has been a learning experience for sure. Our PM said we'd need some yard work and house cleaning estimating it to be $800 -$1000. I s...
Jay C.
Are Realtors days numbered?
I saw an interesting interview on CNBC today of Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack whose firm has $34 billion under management. He spoke about the many changes in housing but touched on a real interesting point. He compar...
Calixto Urdiales
HUD & FHA Loan Programs and Grants!
Hello there everyone-
Not too sure if this qualifies as an announcement but I would like to let people know a little bit more about HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and FHA (Federal Housing Administration). HUD do...
Joe Kim
My $8000 problem. Do agents really deserve $200+/hr
I have a problem with paying people by percentage rather than pay per hour.For example, nearly every single property manager charges a percentage of the rent 6% to 10% of the monthly rent for property management fees....