William Leahy
New Federal tax bill and the second home market
Greetings BPers, I'm curious to hear opinions from those of you in vacation markets on the effects of the new tax bill on the second home market for 2018. My gut tells me that retail buyers will hesitate and put down...
Jessica M. Leak
Partnerships and Profit Sharing...what are the rules?
I am new to Real Estate investing and have an opportunity to work with someone I trust very much and want to go into a partnership with. What are the accepted or typical profit sharing arrangements when one partner fu...
Jeffery Neal
How do I give notice that I am not renewing Lease - St Louis, MO
I am closing on my first investment property a duplex in St Louis MO in about a month. I am using a VA loan and I am required to live in on of the units. One unit is month to month and has been for 6 years, the other...
Irene G.
Dishwashers and garbage disposals
Is it wise to place a dishwasher and garbage disposal in each unit of a forty-four unit property in order to generate larger rents and higher property value? My concern is maintenance and higher water bills.
James R.
When To Ask A Tenant Who Pays Rent On Time To Leave
As landlords, we are delighted to have tenants who pay their rent on time, but at what point should we ask such a tenant to leave? I had a tenant who paid her rent on time, but was always very belligerent to me and t...
Catherine Javier
Keep, refinance or sell?
Hello everyone! Asking for your expert opinion. Any thoughts are appreciated!We bought at $212k, we put 20% DP used DSCR(~45k because it was appraised at $206k).
Some of the updates we did: changed roof& hvac,...
Jason Carrillo
Headache-resistant cash flow markets: how do you mitigate?
I’m a new investor deciding on markets to invest in.
2% rule usually is great but the concern from guys like David Greene and others is that the better cash flow and the lower the entry price, the more “headaches” y...
Paul M.
Newbie introduction plus dual agency question
Hi Bigger Pockets community in SLC.I'm a newbie investor in the area. I've had a chance to meet a few people at the SLREIA lunch, REI Expo, and at an MJARE open house. I'm also joining UVREIA and UtahREIA and plan ...
Chris Hynes
Selling Long-Term Lease Agreements
I'm looking for some good sites to advertise the sale of these long-term agreements. I'd also like some ideas on how to market them. I'm currently running ads on Craigslist and Hot Pads under Houses For Sale but am...
John Lopes
Are you noticing more Unethical Realtors? Or just in Maryland?
It seems I am running in to quite a few unethical Realtors. Wondering if its everywhere, or just here in Maryland? (Carroll County)I could go on for days, but the scenario that happened this morning has got me fumin...