Alicia Marks
Who would you rather have as a spooky tenant?
Welcome to our QOTW! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so let's have some Halloween fun! Justify your answer in the comments! Have one not listed? Share it here!
Bob Mastroianni
Shared Office Space
I am working on a rehab of a mixed-use property & looking for some advice about the office section of the property. The property has a unit that would be required to remain as commercial (first floor) and the 2nd ...
Alejandro Valdes
Would becoming a General Contractor help me as an Investor?
Hello, I’m a real estate investor in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Now, my business model was to buy a 2-4 multifamily properties with 25% down that were fully rehabbed and ready to rent or already rented but i real...
Caleb West
Tenant Issues with City Letters - Lubbock, Texas
I am a long distance investor with a few doors in Lubbock, TX. Has anybody ran into trouble with the “No more than 2 unrelated persons living together” code that Lubbock has? If so, what was the outcome? I know this c...
Jem J.
Tenant can’t pay rent so he plans to sublet
Hello BP,I have a rental property with student renters. The lease is signed by all 3 of them and they split the monthly lease. The lease is a collective lease and not individual lease. One student informed me yesterda...
Aaron K.
Anyone else starting to see a shift in wholesaler marketing?
I'm sure as any buy and hold investor can relate you get a lot of "I want to buy your house" postcards, letters, etc. However recently I've gotten a few direct mail marketing pieces that were looking for buyers not s...
Jim Goebel
integration of spouse into real estate stuff
She might say she is working on integrating me into the real estate stuff :) But she still works full time so that can't be the case.Anyways, just wanted to get some thoughts from people that have had some success (a...
Eddie Ziv
What is happening to the "Family Value" republicans?
First it was the U.S. senator from Nevada John Ensign and now it's South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford who boarded the hypocrisy train.
I, for one think that whatever you do behind closed door as long it's involve only ...
Chris Lin
tenant screening and their risque source of income
I have a potential tenant...Works as a "hostess" at a gentleman's club. Makes about 45k a year but can't provide formal proof due to the nature of the job being mostly tips. Has 2 kids and friend who makes about 26k a...
Brett S.
I like biggerpockets but it makes me feel dirty sometimes
I know this is going to sound really negative and I'll get flamed but couldn't hold back; to be clear: I'm just expressing my point of view.I've been an buy and hold investor for a while and this is certainly the bes...