Larry Nielsen
Section 8 or Traditional Rental?
With so many "experts" on Section 8 pushing courses out there right now I was tempted to get into Section 8 rentals. I would use a property manager to manage them as I only have experience with traditional rental prop...
Sebastien Beauboeuf
How do you deal with pushback from increasing the rent?
I've been looking at some small multi family homes on the MLS in Chicago and it seems like a lot of the rents on there are below market. I assume that the rents are placed by the seller's agent and are accurate. So I ...
Adam Hinkley
New landlord don't know what to expect
Hi all,New to BP and new to be being a landlord as I close on my first property on Friday. It's a duplex that will be owner occupied. I have a few questions about how I should proceed in the first few months of owning...
Aziz Bangurah
Preparing for a 203k loan
After doing some research I've decided to go for a 203k loan to buy my first property. I'm not ready to apply yet, I'm still improving credit score and saving up for down payment. The max amount of loan I want to use ...
Vlad Denisov
Is it even possible to predict a crisis?
There are so many oracles out there but is it really possible for one to know for sure such a thing? What is the best probability with which investor can predict crisis in given month? quarter? year?What are the indic...
Dennis Johnson
Attracting Syndicators or Sponsors for Deals
Every deal may not have a big spread in the money but its an opportunity to get into the business, what are some ways to attract syndicators or even an amount to offer a sponsor for multi family opportunities (i.e 1 m...
Jaren Taylor
New to Apartment Investing
Hello good people of BiggerPockets. I am new to apartment investing, I just wanted to get your guys thoughts on how I should structure a PPM and who I should go to. We are new so funds are very limited, is there a pro...
Logan Clark
How to Create List for SMS Text Blasting
A lot of home owners still use landlines. My question is how do I filter out sellers who have landlines when I’m building a list to send an SMS Text blast to?
Matt Bailey
To-do list for taking over property with tenants - NEWBIE Help
I will be a NEW GREEN landlord in a few weeks. I am buying a triplex with tenants in place.What do you wish you would have learned before DAY 1?What should I be doing to prepare?Pitfalls?Mistakes you wish you had not...
Ryan Grinstead
Eyes bigger than my pockets
Hello fellow investors, I am in a situation where I have my first duplex that is positive cash flow at $430. I used an FHA loan. I am looking to get my second property but it does not seem like I can get a loan for...