James Stokes
Bought 1st Property, working 3 jobs, with 5 kids under 5 yrs old
Good evening BP,I work full time as a teacher, part time as a behavioral therapist and I am a church musician. I’m trying to 10X my income to buy more properties. Furthermore, I’m married with 5 children under 5 years...
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Under Contract and Basement Flooded. Now what?
We're under contract on a primary and we were just notified that the basement flooded. The entire basement has a sheet of water after an unprecedented heavy storm. Sellers sent photos through our attorney. What kind o...
Hannah Paitchel
New Investor Trying to Find a Market
Hi Everyone!
I'm new to Bigger Pockets and have spent the last 6 months listening to the podcast, reading investing books and talking to friends who are all interested in the same stuff. I now am at the perfect tim...
Mike Malyy
Apartments.com now requiring tax information
Hi All,So I am a very small time landlord and I use Apartments.com (formerly Cozy) to collect payments. This morning I got an email saying that they want my SSN to report any income I get over $600 to IRS. I have alwa...
Darin M.
Off the deep end South of Austin TX in Wimberley with our first flip!
Greetings Everyone,My name is Darin, and I am shaking my head these days. I have been studying, reading, scanning and contemplating this path for the past several years, and always said, I should try and turn several...
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Bad neighbors and the slumlord owner next door.
I have a rental in a lower income area that has about three quarters of the people living there are related or friends of some sort. This is a nice place to live except the new monsters next door. Next door a nice hom...
Jessica H.
First-Time Landlady: How to collect rent from cash-only tenants?
Hi everyone! I'm so happy to be posting for the first time here at BP! I'm a long time podcast-listener and have been reading the forums and blog posts for a while. Also, I'd like to share that I'm closing on my first...
Ariel Echevarria
Searching for sellers
Hey everyone. After spending time reading, listening to podcasts, watching videos I've decided to just get out there and search for leads. I posted the following ad on Craigslist looking for potential sellers. Let...
John C
Raise Rent Letter
What is the best and most polite way to word this letter to get the rent and keep the tenant??
Corey Dutton
California Real Estate Expert Predicts 20% Price Increase in 2013
California real estate investor Bruce Norris has predicted a 20% price increase in California residential real estate for 2013. This is a huge percentage increase, and many people are shocked by Norris’s prediction. B...