Hello everyone! I am new to Bigger Pockets, and just starting to dig around and get to know the lay of the land here. I've read through the Ultimate Beginner's Guide and look forward to lots more reading to come. Figu...

What management fee % would you expect to pay if you had 60 units under management with one PM?  Let's say the units are a mix of several smaller multifamily and a few single family houses.  What about fees?  Marketin...

Good Morning Everyone, I wanted to learn what other folks are using for tenant background, credit and criminal checks. Our current process is thru a website called Avail and that has been pretty smooth but the appli...

Hello All,My name is Alicia Holsey and I'm a brand new investor in the Philadelphia area. I am looking to mostly buy and hold with the occasional flip and I'm currently searching for my first deal. Before I get into t...

I have a friend who would like to put some of his money to work in my real estate investments. He currently has an IRA with ~$55K in an UBS account with a number of market investments. The investments are marginally p...

We've had several evictions over the years and have gotten judgements against the tenants. You can collect on money that is owed by garnishing wages if need be, but you first need to find out where that person works. ...

I’m buying this house for 40k. Just about any lender I talk to says they will not do a Fannie Mae Homestyle loan (mortgage & renovation costs consolidated) unless it costs at least 100k. Would it be possible to pa...

Good morning BPers.My property is in CA. I need your advice. I have a unit which has 4 people on the contract and now it has 6 people. The original lease is including water. We found out the additional tenants due to ...

I am primarily interested in multifamily but lately I have been thinking about apartment investments.

I have not been collecting application fees from prospective tenant buyers and was wondering what the general pros and cons are for this practice. I would think it would "weed" out the tire kickers quickly but wou...