Matt Williams
1920s Balloon frame house - Need to Knows, tips, advice, warnings
Just got to the point in the demo of this 1920s 1.5 story house, where I into the walls enough to see that this is a balloon framed house. My knowledge of house framing is based on how we do things today. I had never ...
Yan Guo
Tenants parents temperay move in
My tenants ask me if it is ok to have her parents move in for about two.months. The parents are in the process of purchasing a house, and there is a gap. What do I need to do if I allow them stay for two months? Can I...
Cody Godfrey
Odds of Getting Through Underwriting
Hey Everyone!I have a 2 unit I'm currently under contract on. The loan is now in the underwriting stage and my nerves are all over the place. I'm hoping to get some reassurance or input regarding the likelihood of my ...
Deborah Burian
Should I fix the gas stove I broke?
Tenant called and said she had a gas leak. She's not always completely accurate but I was in the area and went by to check. Sure enough, there is a slight gas odor in the kitchen. Have the stuff with me, check t...
Kristopher Seibold
City vs County Zoning
Hey bigger pockets community! You’ve been a great support for my early real estate journey. Thank you! This will be my first thread started.
I am doing my due diligence on a duplex built in 1885, major remodel in 196...
Dan Walker
Syndication Structuring Options - how to finance a deal?
I'm 26 years old and just beginning to explore real estate investing, with the target of making my first purchase mid-2018 and the intent of getting into a multi-family property while taking investments from family/fr...
James Bergstrom
neighbor rights in response to next door tenants causing issues
I am curious whether BiggerPockets has any forum concerning neighborhood rights in respect to absentee landlords. I have been a landlord several times in my younger days and now live in a small town neighborhood that ...
Jeremy Porter
Mastering Rental Property Finances: A Property Manager's Guide to Expense Tracking
Effective financial management is absolutely crucial for achieving success in the competitive and dynamic rental property business. Property managers hold a key position in the process, as they are responsible for ens...
Gurkaran Grewal
US Court Rejects DocuSign E-Signatures as method to provide Digit
An interesting case rose in the state of California this year regarding a bankruptcy lawyer who utilized DocuSign for many official legal documents. Paul Bains, the lawyer who leveraged DocuSign for bankruptcy petiti...
Ray Browne
What kind of cap rates are you looking for?
I'm currently working on development plans for two small office properties, one in Annapolis, MD and one in Washington, DC.
Cap rate on both , conservatively, would be approximately 7.2% ; that's at my sell p...