Mike Mendoza
using non skilled labor to fix up your houses
I've been using college kids, just out of college, stay at home mom's, etc to work on our crew to help fix our flips. We subcontract concrete, roofing, and exterior painting, siding, windows if we are doing the whole...
Aaron Eveland
Newbie Question about Accelerated Depreciation
Trying to get some information on how taxes work because I may need to hire the professional this year. I have a W2 job, self employment and then my rental properties. I have used TurboTax for the last few years as it...
Emily Kessler
Using a real estate agent to rent my property
We are about to purchase our first rental property and are a little nervous about finding renters during the holiday season. We are wondering if it's worth it to hire a real estate agent to help us get it rented. Does...
Jeffrey Townsend
Tenants not keeping up with yard maintenance
My lease does state tenants are responsible for yard maintenance. The tenants are not doing a good job of edging/ mowing the yard. I am trying to be nice but I keep receiving letters from the HOA. What is the best way...
Nathalie Smith
Share your advice and wisdom
Hello Everyone, I am new to Biggerpockets and I spend hours listening to podcats. My question to you is:I have been living in a coop in new york for over 10 years and it is a 1 bedroom apartment. I have listed it for ...
Luis Espinoza
Showings for Prospective Tenants from Out of State
Hello! We are closing on our first out-of-state investment. How do you handle showings for prospective tenants from out-of-state? We would prefer not to use a property manager, and our realtor is charging one month's ...
Christian Maher
My Realtor practically saved me from a disaster
Shout-Out to an Amazing Realtor for Out-of-State Investors – Melissa Hudson in Cleveland, OH
Hey Bigger Pockets Community,
I wanted to take a moment to share an incredible experience I had working with Melissa Hudso...
Maria Teo
Hiring experts when you are not one
How do you feel confident in hiring a professional when you don't have any background to evaluate their expertise. I know it is best to start with recommendations of people you've already worked with but I'm still ea...
Patrick Philip
Any developers here?
What tricks of the trade can you give? I'm going to start building SFH and then probably condominiums. I don't really want to hold and rent anything even if I could refinance and get everything back.
Troy White
Tenants helping with property management tasks
Hi everyone
My friend is a landlord and currently has his tenants helping out with some of the administrative property management tasks. In return, he provides these tenants with rent reductions. I wanted to see if a...