Mike Wallace
Anyone own "ghetto" rentals?
I have experience with working class and lower income areas. But what about ghetto, warzone areas. A lot of burned out buildings, people using/selling drugs all over the place, frequent shootings (almost one a week it...
Cody Gebhart
$15/Hour Illinois minimum wage
Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
Zachary Sexton
How do I partner on a deal?
My wife and I have some friends that want to partner on a BRRRR deal in Tulsa, OK. They are an unmarried couple that used to live in that city. They currently have more market knowledge/connections. We currently have ...
Ken Williams
Need advice on current tenant situation!
Hello,
We currently had a tenant move into one of our rentals mid September. We prorated the month of September so they could move in right away and made arrangements for them to pay 1/2 of the security deposit in Se...
Neil Greene
I am about to sign Purchase and Sale - Lead found - Strategy?
Greetings BP,You all are the best. I read something on here about a site in Massachusetts where you can check if a house has been flagged for lead: Massachusetts Lead Safe Homes Link HereAfter visiting the site I lea...
Account Closed
People on the move...middle class moving from expensive cities to cheaper cities
Here's an interactive map that uses the 2000 and 2010 census data. http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map?ref=usNotice the following:Larger, expensive cities have not seen large percentage increases in populatio...
Chris Chesser
What was (almost) your point of no return
Along your journey as a real estate investor, what was the point in which you genuinely wanted to give up? What kept you going? How did you recover?
Keith Schulz
Old Inactive Member Back At It and Re-Introducing Myself
Hello Bigger Pockets Members,I’m re-introducing myself because I’ve been inactive on Bigger Pockets for quite awhile time. I’m a real estate investor and broker from Madison, WI (currently live in Verona, WI). I bough...
Vijay Kethireddy
How to get rid of Mice?
I bought a rental property (2 family) in Harrison, NJ. I have a tenants moved in to the 2nd floor. My tenant informed me that the house has Mice. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them?
Account Closed
Cash flow or/and personal home?
Hi BP! This may be a long intro post, so stay with me here! I'm looking for some honest and thoughtful feedback from some like minded people here.I've been looking to start RE investing for a couple years now, but e...