Thomas Lillevold
Think twice about "Cash for Keys" to rid yourself of bad tenant
Greetings everyone,I have to inject my personal opinion here. I recently went through a bad eviction with a commercial tenant that I inherited with a building I purchased. And all during conversations about this wi...
Justin Badillo
Wholesale problems today
What’s the biggest issues with wholesaling in today’s market and how do you suppose it could be fixed?
Agustin Conti
First renewal, Tenant ask for multi-year lease
Hi, I am ready to renew the lease with a good tenant, He accepted the price increase proposed for the new lease starting in october (very reasonable) but has asked about an extended lease. I don't have a reason to be ...
Jay Hinrichs
New laws in Oregon now define who can wholesale and what license is required
Oregon finally passed legislation to reel in unlicensed wholesaling its in this months publication from the state RE agency.Highlights:Goes into effect July 1 2025Requires:On line application to become a licensed who...
Dina Abbott
Tenant keeps making improvements on the house
I am renting a house to a tenant that keeps making improvements to the house. He put in a backsplash in the kitchen, put up larger fence doors, light fixtures and fans, etc. I keep telling him to stop and he says don...
Georges A.
Background Check Returns Positive but Tenants claims it is not them
Hey guys,the background check that I ran on one applicant that I have returned with 2 housing claims in one year. As I confronted the applicant with these claims, she was surprised and claimed that it must be someone ...
Robin Brown
More properties larger debt vs fewer properties zero debt
What is everyone preference regarding having the option to own a handful of properties out right verses having a much larger portfolio with the debt that comes with it? Or do some people opt for a mix of both?I assume...
Eva Mackowski
forebearance/deferral/good or bad?
Good Morning fellow BPers.. I hope everyone is doing well. I have some questions on whether to sign up for a forbearance or deferral program with our mortgage on our home and 2 STR's.. We have 2 STR's that have be...
Benjamin Greene
Loan officer messed up?
Hey guys I'm not sure how to handle this situation. Monday I'm closing on my first rental property. I'll be profiting $1000 each month after expenses. I'm super excited. The problem comes with the rental property my s...
Jeron Crooks
Filing a 1099 on an Willing Contractor
Hi BP,Though this is my first post, I’ve been following the BiggerPockets podcast and blogs since I moved to DC 3 years ago — it has really been inspirational and life changing for me. The power of the voices on this...