Curious, is it common for a property management company to charge a fee that’s 100% of first month’s rent upon place a new guaranteed tenant? If so, is this negotiable? Thanks

Hello everyone, I first want to apologize if this is the stupidest question you've seen in the forum.I'm a complete newbie wanting to househack with small multifamily. And my first step was to find them on Zillow to g...

Hi All, I recently rented out a room in my house for 3 months.  What all can I write off?Also, he ended up not mowing the lawn (which he was supposed to), and the city came out and did it.  I did have my friend mow th...

Is Bigger Pockets pro membership pretty common among members in here? What’s the best feature? I find myself wanting to upgrade for the pro calculators. Tell me why I should make the upgrade as a newbie! Thanks in...

We are replacing kitchen appliances in 45 units, and I've got to believe there are people in this community that do this far more often than we do and can offer advice on vendors and logistics.These are occupied units...

I live in one of those "if it moves, tax it" kind of states. For homes in the thousand or so square foot range, it's quite common to pay more per month on your property taxes than your actual mortgage. Also, the popul...

Just signed the purchase agreement for my first investment property!!! it is a new construction 3 bed/2.5 bath townhome. I have a question regarding what kind of insurance i should get. The HOA includes insurance for ...

I have a 2 family house, the first floor unit along with the garage and basement lights, are all on one meter. Previously the first floor apartment was rented to college students so I would pay for all utilities... We...

First off, thanks to everyone for contributing.  I've learned just about everything I know about real estate on BiggerPockets.My situation:  I'm trying to help my parents use a 1031 exchange to defer ~1.2M capital gai...

Sold a property (proceeds with Qual. Interm.) & have a new property to buy. Formed a new 2 member LLC to acquire & hold new property, but accountant says it needs to be Tenants in Common. Can you do a 1031 exc...