Ruben Parra
New Member from Orange County, CA (Lake Forest area)
Hi everyone!What a great community we have at Bigger Pockets! I'm already halfway through the podcasts since joining only a couple of weeks ago. I look forward to participating, learning, and hopefully partnering up...
Julie Kern
Foreclosure - house next door
Good morning, BP. I have a question on a foreclosure that is scheduled for auction on the courthouse steps in November. We are in a bit of unique position (I think) because the property in question is the house next...
Andrew McKinley
How We Bought Our First House With No Money
How We Bought Our First House with No Money Down, Got $7,300 at Closing, and Added Over $120,000 in Value Immediately!Hi There BP Community! I am excited to share you this story about how my wife and I bought our firs...
Susan Authement
About to close and have huge equity coming
I apologize for the lengthy description here but need to explain my situation to get the best advice from you all. Firstly, I am not the typical invester. Im a Veteran myself and was a army spouse for 30 yrs. 5 yrs a...
Michael Wolffs
Central AC / Mini-splits in rental units
I'm in the process of rehabbing a three unit building In Jersey City, NJ. I'm redoing the heating system, so that each unit pays it's own heating bill. I was not planning on providing air conditioning. I was planni...
Brian Legg
Newbie Business Plan for Buy and Hold Rental Cleveland Ohio
Hi!I am sorry if this is annoying to ask, but I am a complete newbie and for now I am relying on this community to be my mentor. In short i would like to buy my first multi-family rental in the next 6-18 months. With ...
Bin Chen
How do you guys deal with annoying tenants?
Hi everyone, I am having an issue with an annoying tenant that complains about everything. He pays his rent on time every month but complains about every little thing. For instance before he moved in he complained th...
Jason Koehl
Paid 2K commission to realtor for tenant stayed less than 3 month
My friend who is an agent listed my home for rent on the MLS. Another agent brought me a tenant and their tenant signed a lease. This tenant lasted less than 3 months and then eventually moved out after giving an ev...
Mark Douglas
How in the World does anybody make money with buy and hold????
I've been evaluating my first potential deal for about a week now. Owner-occ FHA 4plex. Pretty good location, steady tenants, etc. I run it through the BP rental calculator..it cash flows $28. Not enough to retire...
Joe Kato
best heating boiler for MFR
I have a 3 story 3 fam with separate utilities and the 2nd floor boiler need replacement in the near future.. Its stamped 1981, and there are burn marks on the outside of it.. The tenants are seeing high gas bills...