Ronda R.
Advice for tenant applicant that needs 24 hour care
I have a 2/1 apartment for rent and got a call from Blick Center. They have a young man aging out of the youth facility that needs a place to live with 24 hour care giver. His issues are medical, he has seizures, so w...
Shannon Richardson
Rental Deposit Deduction Disagreement
Hey everyone, this is a question from a renter's perspective. I had a dog at the last place I rented, and when the new tenants moved in they complained to the owner about bug bites. It was something I had dealt with i...
Aidan Mulligan
Advice on a potential first deal
DetailsProperty: TriplexAsking: $179,000Bid: $150,000Down: 5%Interest: 4.9%Term: 30 YearsPayment: $756Vacancy: 8.33%Expenses: 5% repair and maintenance, 5% misc, 8% Property Management, taxes, insurance, ($648/Month)R...
Paul Sandhu
What is your lamest complaint from a tenant?
Had a guy move in Sunday night to one of my STRs. He called me the next day to complain about 3 things. 1. He locked one of the bedroom doors and didn't know how to unlock it from the outside.2. He wanted a better c...
Sam Peterson
Is BRRRR effective in the Houston area?
While discussing various strategies with another investor friend, I suggested that I’d like to do a 1031 exchange, taking my equity and rolling it into a smaller home to start my BRRRR endeavors. His advice was to hol...
Veronica Farber
Disabled Senior Citizen Evicting - Tenant demanding Jury Trial
My 71 yo mother rented a room in her mobile home to a 55 yo man. There is no rental contract and she’s never rented to anyone else so didn’t realize she was making herself a landlord. 1.5 years later she is evicting ...
Jonathon Thompson
Hard Money Lenders for Rental Properties Discussion
Whats up BP community, I am a flipper and rental investor with 8 deals under my belt in my first 9 months being in business. Those were all cash deals and refinancing them is not an option for reasons I will not get i...
Joshua Dorkin
Business Plan Outline
One of our BiggerPockets bloggers, Ryan Moeller, posted a great basic outline of those things that must be included in your real estate business plan. You can find it at:
Outline of a Real Estate Business Plan, the ...
Caitlin Worrell
Strategies to dispute BPO valuation
Given the trajectory of property values in my market, I submitted a request for a BPO in an to attempt to shed PMI on my duplex. The LTV returned as 74.5% ($600,000) when 70.0% was required ($640,000). Prior to the BP...
DuJuan Paxton
Looking for good advice on purchasing Tax Deeds
Hello BP!Question: I am considering purchasing 5 Tax Deeds as a package deal from another investor. These properties are all vacant lots in very desirable areas in Fulton and DeKalb Counties in Georgia. Since I've ...