Heather Bettis
SCAM ALERT!!!! Be Careful!!!
Hi Everyone,My husband owns a handyman business and in the last week we have gotten text messages (which are not uncommon for our customers), however the 3 texts I am referring to are scams and I just wanted to share ...
Anurag Bhalla
Looking for a escrow firm to handle a hard money loan transaction
HiI am going to loan some money to a flipper as a Hard Money Loan. Looking for an escrow company to handle the paperwork for adding my name as a second lien on the property. Any recommendations on a local company who ...
John Horner
Alternatives to outrageous Obamacare priced health insurance?
Hey all, I quit my W2 6 months ago with solid reserve set aside and a proven business model. My business is going well and my wife was being offered insurance as a part time RN, but as of December 31st they are resci...
Anne Grello
Yard maintenance and pet waste
For mid-term rentals that are houses with yards and pet friendly, what do you typically do for lawn maintenance? Hire out and request that tenants pick up dog poop before weekly mowing? Or leave a mower at the residen...
Amber H.
Is it worth direct mailing to "slumlords" or other investor LLCs?
Hi, BP!I'm starting a direct mail marketing campaign and am curious. I get a little heated when I find properties that are owned by other companies, investors, or the like and they are not taking care of the property ...
Logan Jamieson
Senior Living Apartment Finances
Hello all,I am a long time lurker on Bigger Pockets. I grew up in the real estate and hotel business, own a small general contracting company and am close to obtaining my nursing home administrators license. As many...
Joshua Kohl
Lawncare and tenants
Under contract on a duplex and it seems that the current owner does lawncare. Any ideas on how to push this onto tenant? No garage so no place to store lawn equipment. Increase rent and pay law service out of incre...
Roc P.
Rentals in other states
I have question for people who are buying investments properties (rentals) in other states. First off how much are you spending on a good property manager or company plus isn't a little dangerous putting your home int...
Sylvia B.
Homeless Moms in Oakland - I'm surprised
JUDGE RULES HOMELESS WOMEN MUST LEAVE VACANT HOUSE THEY'VE BEEN OCCUPYING SINCE NOVEMBERLink above to a Newsweek article published today. I was not surprised by the response of the squatters: "We are not surprised by ...
Robert Granara
anyone use an LLC as a Management account for all units?
i have 19 units...i have been buying them in my LLC but I'm going to swich them over to individual real estate trusts...this is to have more liability protection and ease of management...the LLC will now be the manage...