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Ok, I’m sure I’ll get a lot of blowback for writing this but why is there a growing belief amongst the BiggerPockets community that wholesalers are the gatekeepers to good real estate deals and critical to your overal...
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There are obvious benefits to acquiring properties that have permitted work, but I want to see if anyone can explain why some folks allow unpermitted work. My curiosity includes how timeframes are affected, the listin...
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My tenant wants to put ceiling fans in the unit he is renting from me. He said, he would buy the fans and his brother, who is an electrician, would do the wiring and install the fans for free. There is no ceiling lig...
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Hi BP community, I am in the midst of buying a 3 family property, the list price is $440. My initial offer on the house was at $420k, which was beat by an above list offer. Lucky for me, the offer from the other par...
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So, I hope this doesn't come off as whining or complaining. I'm purchasing a property in a few days, an up and coming neighborhood that is rife with rehabs and perfect for flipping.
I'm trying to get my costs estima...
I'm looking to have my first deal as a rookie investor this year here in Toledo, OH. I will have $16k of money borrowed from relatives and I intend not to use personal money. Maybe up to $5k personal money if really n...
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So my idiot tenants used paper towels as toilet paper for some time and clogged their 3rd floor bathroom. The first floor and second floor tenants have not been having problems. We had the handyman out about a month...