Skip to content
×
PRO
Pro Members Get Full Access!
Get off the sidelines and take action in real estate investing with BiggerPockets Pro. Our comprehensive suite of tools and resources minimize mistakes, support informed decisions, and propel you to success.
Advanced networking features
Market and Deal Finder tools
Property analysis calculators
Landlord Command Center
$0
TODAY
$69.00/month when billed monthly.
$32.50/month when billed annually.
7 day free trial. Cancel anytime
Already a Pro Member? Sign in here
Pick markets, find deals, analyze and manage properties. Try BiggerPockets PRO.
x
Results (3281)
Stephen T. About to sign lease when you learn new info about a tenant - how would you handle?
20 January 2014 | 36 replies

Hi

I have a renter lined up for my first rental property. At the beginning of January during the screening process, we spoke with current landlord and he gave a very positive recommendation for this tenant -...

Joey Hansell Family beating the **** out of me for becoming a landlord. What the hell?
7 July 2015 | 48 replies

Hi everyone, I am seeing if anyone else here is struggling to get support from your family for your decision to invest in real estate by becoming a landlord. I would like to acquire many more and quit my job some day ...

Jake Belden Starting an LLC after two properties
24 April 2020 | 28 replies

In the past year, I have purchased two properties in the state of Connecticut, but am yet to form an LLC, which I would like to do ASAP obviously for a number of reasons. I have put 25% down on both properties with a ...

Tracey Corea Sell and 1031 exchange to a better market, or hold?
12 June 2020 | 13 replies

My current tenant is buying a home and vacating in 3 weeks. I’m weighing whether to sell and 1031 exchange into a different market, or stay the course and get a HELOC in place as soon as we turn it over (in preparatio...

Jeremy Segermeister Is this really cash flow negative?
15 March 2019 | 43 replies

Hi All,I'm still debating investing in my home market of the Bay Area, CA, or doing a STR in Maui. Despite preferring to invest locally, I originally ruled out the Bay Area simply because I didn't think I could get so...

Brian Oberg Raising Rent: Good idea or bad business practice
31 January 2021 | 49 replies

We currently own three investment properties (SFR) and looking to expand that by at least 4 this year.  We have always held it to be a good business practice to not raise rent on current tenants when the renew their l...

Linda May Wacker Is it important for investors to partner with real estate agents?
6 October 2022 | 31 replies

Hi there, I'm brand new - just listening to podcasts and webinars so far.  I'm curious about whether/how investors and agents work together. Some investors seem to find their own deals and just work with realtors when...

Bryan Hancock Series LLC Advantages?
11 April 2017 | 59 replies

Rich and a few others have posted on this already and I read through those threads already so please don’t cite them here.

Is there any value in setting up a series LLC from an asset protection standpoint? My un...

Dennis Tierney Do you disclose a haunting?
16 April 2019 | 87 replies

I had a friend ask last evening if she needs to disclose to prospective tenants that their half of a duplex may be haunted. Not having any experience with this I thought I'd ask BP. She bought it as a rehab and in the...

Rich Weese Follow up to WHY DO WE INVEST with some retirement #'s
3 December 2013 | 27 replies

I posted a thread a few days ago called why do we invest? There were a lot of good replies on that thread with many bigger pockets members listing their goal of 5000, 10,000, 12,000, or $20,000, per month for retireme...