Jeff Foulds
Website & Optimizing Online Marketing?
Input sought on creating a website and optimizing online marketing! I'm that newbie choosing between websites and liking what I see so far from Lead Propeller. I was initially looking at the free and premium websites...
Gerardo Cantu
SD IRA LLCs for real estate investments
I was wondering if anyone has used a self-directed IRA for real estate investments.
Brandon Price
New Member from Charleston, WV
Hello BP (Bigger Pockets) from BP (Brandon Price) :) I am very excited to introduce myself to the community. I am a Fireman for a local municipality and I also own a self-storage company. I fell in love with real est...
Tom Server
Sec 8 increase to fmr wants to see rent roll
I have a triplex with one Section 8 tenant. Pays $950
Since I inherited the tenant, and the prior owner never raised the rent of section 8.
When I emailed DCA agent with the increase, I told her i wanted to raise it...
Christine Swaidan
Paying for Cleaning Done by Onsite Manager
Our onsite manager likes to earn extra money by cleaning vacant units and I'm fine with that. I was wondering if most cleaning jobs are paid for by the hour or the job. I am already paying him for 40 hours of manageme...
Kevin McGuire
Tenants: Asset or liability?
Do you view your tenants as an asset or a liability? I'm curious whether folks here view their tenants as an asset or a liability? I'm sure many will say "both" but if you had to choose, which would you pick?Some star...
Tracy Walker
Detroit, MI market
I am new to the investing field and my brother is my partner. He currently lives in the Detroit, MI area. This city has of course filed bankruptcy recently and has a lot of not so pretty neighborhoods. However t...
Jason Watson
Material Participation and REPs
What are the general tests for material participation? This question comes up all the time. As tax professionals, we want to get the word out for those considering a real estate professional designation.
Ok. Here we ...
William Coet
Auction . Com foreclosure questions
Hello,Have not bid on an auction . com foreclosure auction and have a few questions.1. Is there a way to determine what the reserve is?2.If it doesn't meet the reserve, what happens with the property?3.One website cal...
Ryan Keenan
Need some eviction help for the tenant from hell
Hi BP, need some help here about a tenant im evicting .. short story she lies about paying rent and constantly late. There is always a major catastrophe in her life. Anyway got a lawyer involved and the decision was s...