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I have loved real estate all my life. Got my real estate license at 18 right after high school. I have always wanted to be a real estate investor, but the time was never right. This year I plan to close my first de...
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Can someone explain to me the pros and cons of trying to rehab HUDs for resales or rentals as opposed to the traditional means of searching for distressed sellers to get you a discount?
These are listed and open to m...
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Hello everyone, I posted on Facebook and was advised to ask for feedback here. My family and I are long term tenant in my apartment, having been here for almost 8 years. We intend to stay here until at least September...
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Hello - I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Alan Malicse. I stumbled upon the Bigger Pockets site while doing research on other Commercial Real Estate and Investing forums.
I live in Hercules, CA an...
I’ve been an successful vacation rental host since 2014. This year I opened a new stand alone property for rent. I’ve noticed immediately that guests treat the home you live in and host rooms from very differently tha...
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Hey BP,My Wife and I really need your help on this one! We're buying a Duplex in Florida that is currently occupied by Tenants. There is a 12 month lease in place for one unit and the other unit is month to month. ...
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Hello All,I'm working on making my first investment purchase and I'm looking for any insight on anything I might be missing or need to think about. I've found someone that is looking for someone to assume their mortga...
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Hello fellow rental property owners,
I'm curious if other landlords can share their experience with tank water heaters in their apartment units. Mainly, how long are they lasting before they fail and begin leaking?
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To make a long story short, a tenant of ours for over 3 years decided about three months ago that they no longer wanted to pay rent. After 3 months of no rent being payed and being ignored for over a month, we stopped...
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Team - I had to go through the unfortunate activity of releasing a tenant this past week and figured I'd post the story to share with others. Feel free to critique or add more story-telling.
Tenant (4 plex) ...