Chris Pasternak
Retaining wall failing...picture incl.
Hi BP,
I'm interested in a SFR for myself and have noted the largest problem is the retaining wall pushing into the back of the house as seen below:
My question is has anyone dealt with this bef...
Mark Updegraff
Share your WORST tenant requests?
Relative newbie to Landlording 101 (just over 2 years)
What is the WORST (stupid, funny, challenged etc) request a tenant has made to you? It can be written or verbal
I'll go first, I expect you more experienced la...
Tandi H.
Give tenant their deposit back to avoid conflict?
In an earlier thread, I described my concerns about getting out a problem tenant. They actually did move out on time yesterday, thats the good news. Bad news is that in the process they removed/threw away all the dr...
Melanie Stephens
Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...
Michael Adamo
Inherited property in LA, seeking advice from experienced investors
Hello all,
As a single father, I am reaching out to the community for some advice on a property that my sister and I recently inherited in Los Angeles, in the 90036 zip code. The lot is 6500sqft, with a 3 bed 2 b...
Jordan Thompson
First deal (Duplex) rehab and build - with pics!!
Hello BP! I've been a pro member for about 6 months now and am proud to announce that I have officially closed on my first deal - a duplex! The gameplan for this thread is to chronicle my progress through the rehab,...
David Olson
Out of state investing = paralysis by analysis
Hello BP,My Question: Which cities are prime for cash flowing 1-4 unit properties and what metrics specifically do you use and from what site? Census Bureau? REIT reports? etc. Anyways, I'm working on selecting 2 cit...
Derek T.
New Personal Best on Buy, Full Rehab, Sell- 3 months 1 week
Guys I just set my personal best (with a lot of help from my good friend Ophelia Nicholson) on a buy, rehab and sell. I bought this 4/2.5 sfh on 12/17/14 did a complete rehab on it and sold it on 3/24/15. Just excit...
Account Closed
Now that I have a deal,I need to raise money...
I am a little discouraged because I hear over and over about how we find deals and how important it is to establish relationships with investors. My struggle is that I have gone to meet-up events, created a website, a...
Orion Walker
Meeting with large apartment owner looking to sell, what should I do?
I happened to run across a message from someone looking to sell a near 50 unit apartment complex in my town off mls. We spoke briefly on the phone and he said that he would prefer to meet in person, so we scheduled to...