Clint S.
Success With First SFH Rental! But Please Don't Fish In My Hole!
Last summer I decided to take the plunge and buy my first single family home ("SFH") to rent, so my money could start working for me instead of me always working for my money. I had discovered Bigger Pockets ("BP") e...
Brandon Gates
Chicago House Hacking
Hello everyone my name is Brandon. I am currently in the early stages of finding a house hack property in the Chicagoland area. I have already been in contact with a lender and agent through connections that I met thr...
Kurt K.
Tenants says they have bed bugs. I pay or tenants pays?
A new tenant moved in March this year and at the time of renting, there was no signs of bed bugs. They called today (8 months later) and said they have bed bugs. The lease states we do not pay for pests, but I've deci...
Jonathan Marsh
Conservative investing or a different strategy?
I've always been so impressed and inspired by those of you buying properties in LOC areas, fixing them up, and cash flowing or flipping. I went more of a conservative route - Bought a $400k house in Austin, TX pre cov...
Adam Rothweiler
Practicing Analysis on 4-Family Foreclosure, Beast or Bust?
Hi BP community,I'm struggling to understand why this deal screams so loudly at me. Hesitancy has gotten the better of me and I'm surely missing something in my analysis here (<-- hyperlink to report). It's a for...
Zachary Corum
Uber Driver Applicants
Does the rise of self employed workers driven by (no pun intended) companies like Uber, Lyft and other app driven service jobs pose more risk than a standard 1099 applicant? Sure some can make 55k a year but some mont...
Bryan Dumesnil
I Don't Know How to Make Offers Quickly
Hi everyone,My wife and I have finally found a property that we would like to flip but I am having a hard time figuring out how to put in an offer quickly. Our realtor says that we need to have proof of funds in order...
Jeremiah Leonard
Need advice investing in a large deal involving Notes, 50% ROI.
During a local Meetup one of the head honchos of the group pitched a BOGO offer on mortgage notes. Yes I mean buy one get one.
The BOGO is a bit misleading because he essentially plans to buy one house for around $50...
Michael W.
can a tenant demand money for work done of his own remission
Hey all I have a question,I am fairly new to the landlord process but I have a few properties. and I started noticing I might need help with some of the repairs. I had a family member who was in a bad situation who of...
Mark Forest
Tenants want to counter sue for damage they did not report
After my tenants finally left we found extensive damage to the floor from their dog urinating on it plus scratches from moving furniture etc. The damages exceed their deposit and I have sent them a letter stating we ...