Ricky Brown
Looking to get into apartment investing
Hey Bigger Pockets friends,I have heard many stories about people getting into rental investing through apartment complexes and would like to acquire a few myself. I have listened to many podcast and read similar stor...
Account Closed
Do your cleaners issue you an invoice?
Hi BPers,I'm in the processing of hiring my cleaner for my first property. Does your house cleaner normally give you an invoice after every clean? Probably for your records, it would make sense to have invoices for al...
Just Don
Those "pay it off fast" schemes??
A few years ago I was approached by a 'friend' who was doing a great biz of charging homeowners a pretty hefty fee in exchange for the info and program to pay off the principle of a home loan and save HUGE bucks of ...
Candace McCutcheon
Cash or Accrual Accounting?
I have read from several sources that RE investors MUST use the cash accounting method. Our CPA says this is not true. If the state is important, we are in SC. Can anyone confirm this one way or another? To give i...
Delmas Edwards
Investing in homes in MI
When looking for a lender that will fund your project what are the main things to look for or ask if you have a project like this?Sale Price: 34,900 Comps in Area: $60K- 70K Nice Neighborhood 2 beds2 baths1,053 ...
Jeff Byrne
Pay Off Student Debt or Invest While Paying it Down?
Hi All! I'm about to graduate college and I live in the Louisville, KY market. Rental properties are decently priced but our area is growing with the addition of Amazon and other big time employers moving this way. My...
Sam Abe
Unauthorized tenants won’t leave
Hi, I have a property in north Hollywood ca that I leased out to a family. They actually never lived there and were running Airbnb which I didn’t know about. Finally she informed me that she is leaving but she has peo...
Doug Maye
Setting Up Family Partnership / Property Management Company
Hello Everyone,I've spent hours and hours researching this topic and haven't come up with a clear answer. Myself, my brother, and my father are starting to invest in real estate and we need to come up with a way to or...
Jeff G.
Low offers, 50% below asking
Have you ever made an offer at 50% below asking or more?There are several properties that have been on the market for 6 months or more in my target market which are vacant. Some of these sellers are probably getting ...
Fletcher Caulk
1031 Exchange next year--help!
My wife and I own a townhome in Culver City, CA that is appreciating very well but not cashflowing. My renters' lease is up next summer and I'd like to do a 1031 exchange into a multi-family property. Right now, our l...