Devon Martin
Do you use a contractor for rehabs? Why or why not?
My plan is to house hack a MFH for my first investment. I’m 21 years old and have never lived away from mom and dad, so doing so will not only be my first experience with REI and being a LL, but also living on my own....
John Sanderson
Customer Service as a Standard
All too often I get the feeling that most here on Bigger Pockets operate under the terms "It's my way, or the highway". What most, in my opinion, fail to realize is that as a property owner, you are providing a servic...
Account Closed
No Fico score renter =585 Fico more or less?
How do you equate a potential renter with no fico with a low fico potential renter? For me anyone with a fico below 560 is probably a life long deadbeat, and anyone with no credit file, probably is also a dead beat, b...
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1st time buyer: Owner Occupant or Rent
Okay, so I ended up starting two threads in one day but while I was stressing over where I'm gonna end up living 3 months from now:
I feel like I'm having such a hard time deciding on what I want to do because I alwa...
Steve Ellison
Becoming a landlord primarily to establish rental history
About six months ago I posted about my situation and got some good advice. Now that I’m ready to actually do something about it, I’d like to run it by everyone again with a little more detail.My goal is to buy a new ...
Amy E.
SmartLocks vs. Locksmith
I've only been in business a short while, but own three rentals. One I had to turn over already due to the quality of tenants, and it just happens to be the house with the most door locks I've ever seen on a 1200 s.f...
Max T.
Damage caused by all-star tenant
Top floor tenant in an up/down duplex clogs kitchen drain. 200 to clear the drain and 700 to repair the ceiling of the unit below. Tenant has been there 6ish years. Lived through many repairs/upgrades. Roof replacemen...
David James
When a potential lender says "Im taking all the risk!"
So I was having another discussion with a friend of mine yesterday. He is my potential lender and has money to invest but is skiddish about jumping in. I told him that with his backing and my drive, knowledge and will...
Clarke Wegener
She's a high wage earner, I'm an investor. Tax issues?
Hello all. I have a question my fiancé and I have been mulling for a few months. We want to get married but neither of us are so enamored with the idea that we're willing to take a huge tax hit over it. But we just ar...
Steven Maduro
Is the lazy landlord getting too lazy???
Hi everyone It's time for another addition to the Lazy Landlord series. I am currently doing three simultaneous renovations. It probably would have been better to do one at a time . But three simultaneous vacancies...