Melissa Geissinger
Career pivot pre-investing
Hey BP community! I'm new here and so far I'm loving what I'm seeing from this group. I wanted to introduce myself as well as ask what you might recommend for a career pivot. My name is Melissa and I am an aspiring re...
Kenneth Thomas
Apply loan after closing?
Hi,We're currently in a situation where we are waiting on a refundable loan (grant) from a city agency: the grant is applied as a loan at closing. This process appears to have stalled over two months, with no sign...
Pat Goodyear
Section 8 sent me $1100 extra..and wants me to refund tenant
I am in NYS. My section 8 tenant of 2 years. Not a ideal scenario..2 bedroom she frequently has her kids stay, her boyfriend, etc. Her share of the rent was $106/Mon. I raised the rent $100 to be in line with market. ...
Craig Martens
Tenant complaining of Marijuana smell
Hi everyone, I am getting complaints from a tenant saying the 4 plex (smoke free) smells like weed, and that it is going into their apt. When I originally found out I sent a text out to everyone reminding them that th...
Justin Schaffer
Tax liens - what are the risks
I am new to the real estate investing market and I hear every salesperson talking about how amazing tax liens are and there's just absolutely ((("NO"))) risk. Clearly there are risks involved so what's the good, the ...
Adam Craig
First open house style showing for rental - tips please!
I am just now starting to ditch my PM and bring everything in house. This weekend I am setting up my first open house style showing because I received more then a dozen inquiries after 2 days on the market. A few ques...
Orlando Goodon
I'm about to lose my dream house! Last minute $30k bombshell :(
Found an amazing house! Beautiful, close to major city, triplex with 4 BR. $7k mortgage, $10k rents, fully renovated, 1700 sqft units. However, just before I want to make offer, bank shoots my $60k-$70k expectations o...
Sean Beyrouthy
Spreadsheet for accounting
Hey everyone! My first rental will be up and running soon and I wanted to scour biggerpockets to see if anybody was willing to share their excel spreadsheets they use for all their banking and account purposes to help...
Ryan Dossey
"Make me an offer via text message." Uhmmmm help?
I got a text from our Google voice account. "Hi my name is ______ I have a duplex I'm looking to sell. It is located at _________. It is rented for 600x2. One tenant has been there 5 years other is on a fresh lease. I...
Oliver Martin
Bitcoin and real estate
Hello everyone,I made a foolish mistake of buying bitcoin two years ago. An even bigger mistake was to not sell when I was up. Now, the bitcoin price has been low, and I want to liquidate all my cryptocurrency next ...