Aliz Raksi
Partner won't buy out of jealousy over what the seller will make
I'm in a bit of a pickle, because my husband and I disagree over investing philosophies and whether we should invest in a particular property. We're both pretty conservative with our money and have been keeping most o...
Harrison Jones
Building a Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy
Hey BiggerPockets Community,
I’m working with an organization that’s aiming to address affordable housing in a way that leverages time as a primary tool. Our belief is that real, sustainable affordability in housing ...
Mario F.
removing old tenant with rent control from duplex deal
Hello, I put an offer down on a duplex in Cypress Park Los Angeles. It's looking like a pretty good deal except for one huge concern that I have regarding a tenant who is occupying one of the units. She is an older l...
Randy E.
Wholesalers getting desperate?
Two years ago, I received maybe one or two generic letters a month from wholesalers asking if I wanted to sell one of my rental properties. Each address would generate a postcard to my mailbox.During the last year, I...
Nathan Paisley
Dead people
Now that I have your attention... I have a house I want to get under contract to wholesale but... 2 people were shot and killed in the house 3 yrs ago. My question is, how does this affect an investors mentality when ...
Bryan Hancock
Designing Around Restrictive Covenant Risk When Purchasing Land
We have a purchase contract for a lot in Austin that we're planning to build a duplex on. We recently received a title commitment and Schedule B shows an exception for some restrictive covenants from 1948. These wer...
Pam Grim
Messed Up...need some advice
You guys gave me some excellent advice on a problem tenant that I acted on and am way better off for it. I wanted to get your advice on what my direction should be going now.
My situation is this.
My husband and I b...
Derrick Lubomski
Build a garage or save my cash?
Hey BP members, I'm in sort of a predicament that could use some outside input. I'm closing on my first duplex for me to house hack in two weeks and can't decide if it'l be worth it for me to build a detached garage o...
Rich Weese
VERY long and a little scary....
This is VERY long but VERY interesting. Feel free to dispute any of the "facts " listed if you can. If not, start worrying, imo. Rich
The Wolf Family immigrated from Austria - Tyrol - in 1883 leaving behind one c...
Patrick M.
HELP! First time screening tenants
This is my first rental in a B/B+ 4bd/2.5ba area asking 2k rent. 2k deposit. Pet friendly. No evictions. No felonies. Owner pays trash, water, utilities. Responsible for mow and snow. Using mysmartmove to screen. I'...