Jacqui Dolan
Contractor payments - do they expect some upfront payment?
I will be rehabbing my investment property (property manager will oversee) and am wondering if contractors expect some upfront payment (e.g carpet layer to buy carpet, cabinet maker for kitchens). I currently have a s...
Tom Henderson
Best Vehicle for DIY Landlord
Hello Everyone!I am looking for a new vehicle that I can use for construction projects, and also outdoor activities in Minnesota-- hunting, fishing, hauling kayaks..For my business, I usually redo the unit once I buy ...
Steven Smith
Purchasing A 4 Unit Property With Negative Cash Flow. Bad Idea?
Hello Everyone. I'm in the process of closing on a 4 unit building in CA in which I will live in one of the units. I will be raising rents about 8% since the current owner hasn't raised rents in a long time. Even if I...
Jeremy Bloom
1/2 Electric in rental unit is out and can't get it fixed!
Hello and thank you for your brilliance in advance. There's a lot to this electrical story but I'll try to focus on what I'm here for which is a practical and more immediate solution to a much bigger problem of a buil...
Jamie Brayton
Unloading off market leads-- do I really want to wholesale? (NY)
We have the good fortune of too much off market deal flow and not enough time to tackle all of the projects we wish we could. We hate to just toss these leads, but we don't have a system to offload them. Furthermore, ...
Nichole Ovens
Is a 4-plex for $150k that brings in $2080 in rent/month good?
Hello, This is my first post on Bigger Pockets. I love all the podcasts and forum articles. Love, love love this site and hope one day to meet Scott Trench, Brandon Turner, Josh Dorkin and Mindy Jensen some day...mayb...
Jon Fed
Tenant wanting to pay-up after 3-day notice
I am in CA. I served my tenant a 3-day notice and am quite sure he will not have the $$$ to pay in 3 days. My next step would be to get a lawyer and start the eviction process? Being in CA, I know this will take...
Account Closed
New to house hacking
Hello Everyone!I have some questions about house hacking but I thought I would give an intro to give you a better idea of where I am coming from. If you want to just get to my questions I have separated the two. Thank...
Account Closed
How to evaluate a deal with 0% down
I'm wondering how you tell if you have a good deal if it is financed using a VA home loan (0% down). The numbers are very different on a property that is 80% financed and 100% financed. Especially when multi family pr...
Brian Green
$3500 - $7500 Apartment Renovations???
Why do our renovation expenses seem to be so much more expensive than investors I hear on BP podcasts or at conferences, etc.? I hear investors repeatedly quoting renovation expenses of value-add apartment renovation...