Justin Eaton
Home Inspector vs. Flipper BEEF! (with pics!)
Hello BP world! I have been considering writing an article on this topic for some time, so here goes. Full disclosure: I am an active real estate investor who has performed various flips and I own some rental propert...
Emmanuel Sanchez
Tenant Claiming Damages To Personal Property
Hello BiggerPockets fam, I am wondering how to approach this issue with my tenant. Earlier this month, my tenant uncovered water damage along the baseboards and lower walls of the master bedroom. Immediately, we conta...
Avery Carl
Will a new STR platform rise from Airbnb's COVID Missteps?
There are plenty of threads on how unhappy we all are with Airbnb's treatment of hosts around here: forced 100% cancellations, the new 40 page cleaning manual and 24 hour between guests suggestion (although guests wil...
Cedric Jenkins
Is it impossible to overcome a minor mold issue?
Hi, BP family. Quick question..We found a property being sold as is for 25k. However there’s a mold issue (not severe). Work needed is 8k.ARV is 63k. I believe I can leverage the fact that there’s mold to lower the as...
James Tedrow
Joe Biden wants to trash the 1031 exchange
What do you all think about Joe Biden's tax plan and the elimination of the 1031 exchange?Moderator Note: This post turned into a political discussion, which is not allowed per our rules. This thread has been locked. ...
Trevor Muska
I feel shady getting properties under contract without funding.
I have been trying to get my head around the chicken and the egg game. I want to get a property under contract but I'm just starting out and I'm not 100% curtain i will be able to secure funding. Is it shady or immora...
Andrew C.
Depreciating a house owned for 50 years
Hi BP community . My grandparents have lived in a 2 - unit duplex in Cambridge MA for 53 years. They purchased their home for $35k - the value has sky rocketed in the past 15 years. They are looking to move out of th...
Adam Jarrell
Getting started in Commercial real estate
Hello, I work with my parents in a small business, currently the business resides on about a 7 acre plot of land , with about 2 acres being used by the business and its facility. The other 5 acres located next to us i...
Paul T.
All my REIs are in an LLC! Why am I being personally sued?
LLCs are not the magical barrier to personal lawsuits that many believe. The same is true for closely held corporations. There seems to be a common misconception that putting REIs into one or more LLCs will protect th...
Mike Demmitt
Land Development Funds and Private Placements
Most investors on bigger pockets are familiar with the large multi-family value add syndication space. Names such as Joe Fairless, Grant Cardone, and Mark Kenney are familiar to most real estate investors. I have in...