Brent Carpenter
Listing a rental
Hi, what would yall suggest for listing your rental? Moving out of primary residence. 1. Where would you list your rental? 2. How would you screen the tenant? 3. What is a good website to collect the rent and have the...
Diem Tran
Pros and Cons of Unit Mix in 20 unit apartment
Hi Everyone,I'm looking at a property that has 19 one bedroom, one baths & 3 Coefficients. It is in a class c neighborhood, mostly working families. I tried looking for a discussion similar to this, but when i t...
Stephen Aki
Real Estate Investment Associations - Manatee, Pinellas County FL
Hey everyone, a while back I had done a search on local REIAs to attend; I live in Manatee County FL. I saw some suggestions but never saw any follow ups on whether they were worthwhile or not. So, I went and attended...
Nicholas Saville
Should I get estimates from contractors during my first walkthrough or second?
I'm trying to purchase my first investment property and I'm doing it step by step for I am new and it's easy to get lost in the process. So I'm in talks with a lender to get pre-approved and already have an agent who'...
Scott Brock
New in CA, and investing in Toledo, OH.
I just joined the biggerpockets forum and I’m looking forward to everything I can learn here. I live in CA, and began investing in rental property in Holland, OH with my business partner just this week.
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Mike Abramowitz
Arguing an appraisal?
So just got an appraisal back on a renovated duplex I'm financing. The appraisal came in lower than I was hoping for and upon digging into it, the appraiser used 3 comps. The breakdown consists of:Comp 1- A property w...
Samuel J Claeson
Lease Agreement Advice
So I will be closing on my first multi-family home (triplex) just outside of St. Paul, MN at the end of November. My wife and I will be occupying one unit and we have tenants in place for the other two units from the ...
Ray Johnson
My Ask of the BP community in 2019
My goal for 2019 is to get the Bigger Pockets community to change the way we post multifamily successes. Instead of being heavily focused on the number of doors, I’d like to ask the posters to become more focused on a...
James H.
rehab costs creeping up
Hey Guys,
I recently bought a new rental property and am in the process of rehabbing it to rent it. Generally, I buy the lowest cost of whatever-it-is that I am replacing so long as it is durable. However, As I go th...
Matt Ruttenberg
Strategies to furnish STR / vacation rentals?
Any strategies out there to fund the furnishing of a STR?I know consignment stores and garage sales are a way to keep it low cost, but any funding strategies if you’re trying to furnish a higher end property?Adds up q...