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home inspectors-are they necessary?
A woman I know just bought a house and hired a home inspector. Two weeks after moving in a pipe broke behind a washer and flooded her whole house. She had to have the whole floor - subflooring and all - replaced. Why...
Brandon Turner
GoogleTrends Says Real Estate Investing is Declining?
Hey everyone - I was looking around Google Trends today and came across this graph, showing the dramatic decline in those searching the internet for "Real Estate Investing."
What do you think this means for the in...
Chris H.
Easing tenants into new leases where sqft has gone up.
I recently had my office complex re measured and maped out to BOMA standards. Usable sqft when up by 1000sqft and rentable sqft went up by 9000 sqft. 50 of the 60 leases are up for renewal (negligence of the previous ...
Will Barnard
Rehab estimating as a new wholesaler
A new colleague of mine here on BP has asked me some questions via PM and I thought it was best to present his questions and my answers in the public forum for all to benefit from. This will also give him and others t...
Michael Peters
Tenants screaming mold and would like fellow PM feedback
Fair warning that this is a long story. I'm also relatively new to my PM role so any feedback on how this could have been handled better in the future and how to proceed with this situation would be beyond helpful.So...
Mindy Jensen
What is the silliest reason your offer wasn't accepted?
Negotiating a half million dollar home, where the backyard was described in detail in the listing as a selling point.Listing agent comes back after we submit our offer with "oh, the sellers reserve their right to harv...
Dave Gaines
Loftium – AirBNB arbitrage gone wrong
Since it was BiggerPockets Forums that gave me good feelings about deciding to work with Loftium, it seems fitting to post, here, the outcome of this experience.
I have a house in SeaTac, WA which is split into 2 s...
James Willson
NOT really getting along with my re agent, am I still obligated to him?
So long story short, he was my seller's agent, at that time, I was little hesitant to sell the commercial property because I didn't like some of terms that buyer wanted. Then my agent started threatening me that even...
Marc Therriault
Amortization length my two cents.
It seems to be everyone I talk to doesn't have the same mentality as me on this one. And I feel so right about it. If the bank told me I could have a 100 year term I would. I don't pay biweekly I don't do short 15 yea...
Spencer Gracia
Negative ROI!?! Are my calculations off???
Hey Guys I am a rookie investor (Still have not purchased my first investment property.) I have had some issues calculating ROIs. I am in the Los Angeles area however I have been looking into investing in the Memphis ...