Miles Stanley
Does replacing electrical/rewiring improve home value?
Any thoughts?
My electrician is recommending that we rewire the entire house bc the existing wiring is copper but does not have a ground (built in 1968). We plan to BRRRR this one. He says it would improve home res...
Andrew Eaton
High End SF Bay Area Flip - Risk-Return Opinions
I am negotiating the purchase of a well located home on the SF peninsula. As it stands, it is a 2BR 1.5BA, 1,020SF home on a 5,000 SF lot. It is currently a rental that needs some TLC.Purchase price will be approx. ...
Matt Jones
What have you learned from COVID-19?
Anytime we face a challenge personally or as a society there are lessons to be learned from that challenge. COVID-19 has challenged different people in different ways and we will probably each have our own takeaways ...
Gary Kurtz
Trying To Find My Niche
I have a pretty good job that I've been working at for many years. We have good credit and some money saved. I've listened to many of the podcasts on BP, ready many posts here and have learned a lot.
What I...
Suzanne A.
How would you handle inheriting these tenants...
Hi all,I'm under contract on a single family and I will be inheriting the tenants. A husband and wife, and two daughters have been living there since August 2017 and they take great care of the house. They want to st...
Jason L.
Home Insurance Rates in Florida Have Gone Parabollic
I got renewal quotes on 2 of my investment properties in Tampa this week. Last year I paid $1475 in premiums for the 2 houses combined, but the quotes this year came in at about $2200. That's about a 40% YoY increase!...
Account Closed
Tenant threatening legal action over security deposit
Hi Bigger Pockets -- I have a situation I'm not sure how to deal with, am hoping for your help. For context, I am a new investor who is househacking my first property; at this time I do not have a lawyer, and the hous...
Brenda Whittaker
Displacing Good Tenants if I Sell
Since out of state investors have infected my area and forced up property tax I can no longer afford to keep my rental. The tenants are very decent hard working great people who love the house but cannot, like most h...
Shazia Chiu
Tenant behavior...I cannot compute!
Hi BP. My husband and I own a fourplex and our neighbor/tenant has been paying rent later and later each month since she signed her lease in May. She is honestly not someone we would have rented to if we'd had control...
Gaurav Dhir
Moving to Canada - which city should I choose?
HiI have just joined BiggerPockets and am amazed at the amount of information available and the way members are helping each other out. Thanks to everyone taking time out to reply to queries.I am a recent Canadian Per...