Chance B.
Signing an Exclusivity Agreement.
Hey All, I am looking to purchase my first property (which will be residential), but the agent I am working with sent me over an Exclusivity Agreement. I am concerned because in the agreement it states that is the sel...
Scott K.
Tenant is not leaving after lease end. Eviction time! Any tips?
My awful tenants in Hawaii have had a last-minute drama. Over the past 4 months they have incurred numerous HOA violations, the police breaking up fights about 2-3 times a week, flooding of my kitchen causing $6,000 o...
Jerry D.
First time eviction
Heading to court today to file an eviction for the first time. I have done everything possible to avoid the situation. Some people are just no reasonable. The cost is going to be $192 to file the paper work. I am in T...
Tom Wallace
Turning personal residence into rental property...
Hi all. Want first to say how much I appreciate Bigger Pockets and the wonderful advice I have received here..
I own 3 rental properties at this point. My wife and I have lived in our personal residence for the pas...
Attila Bertalan
Broker/Agent/Investor Dillema
For the past few months I placed investing on hold to study for the California RE License.My excitement of receiving the license in the mail is abruptly turning into disappointment. I got my license mainly for MLS acc...
Joe Splitrock
Zillow Stops Buying Houses and Stock Tumbles
What are your thoughts on Zillow pausing their house buying and flipping business over growing inventory? The stuck has tumbled over the last few months. I think they will clear the inventory and figure out how to mak...
Kim Meredith Hampton
Service Animals, what's an owner to do?
I manage real estate for investors, and wanted to hear from the insurance brokers as to what your feel is for the growing number of "service Animals" in rental properties. The biggest concern that I have is that we ca...
Chris Armstrong
Really Trying to understand Depreciation and Recapture upon sale
Hey BP I have been thinking a lot about the issue of depreciation on rental properties and what happens when you sell one after a long time without use of a 1031. I guess I have been thinking about a property that is ...
J. Lamar Ferren
Attention Birddogs: This is a Must Read For You! (7 Steps To Get Started Now)
The purpose of this posting is to give you Birddogs (Property Locator sounds better) a little help in getting started in the birddog world. I just want to outline your responsibilities as a birddog and how to avoid pi...
George Lopez
What are the pros and cons regarding high cap rates?
I have recently read a post that mentioned high cap rates can be risky?I am new to investing and up until the other day, I believed that the higher the cap, the better the income. What are the pros and cons of this? I...