Scott Savard
What construction materials are you using for buy & hold rentals?
Hi BP Community,I’m in the process of two rehabs. The first is a two family complete gut and replace and the second is a single family home the requires a less extensive rehab but still some major items. I’m curious t...
Mike Nelson
Why is it?
Good contractors are so hard to find?
I dont have any experience dealing with contractors, but I frequent several REI message boards and it seems to me that one of the biggest complaints I see over and over is how ha...
Jeff S.
Friend wants to borrow money, owns lots of RE
Just had breakfast with an old friend (high school) who has 13 houses, bare commercial land and back taxes.
He is negative cash flow but always borrowed his way out of jams with his equity.
He is foreclosure close ...
Susan O.
New and Expanding RENT CONTROL in California! Pass On to others!
https://caanet.org/votervoice/ (contact politicians)Protesters trying to get their rents lowered. Costs are going up for landlords and investors, but they want to dramatically cap rents on the backs of hard working i...
Dianna Marble
Problem Renter Advice Needed
Hello!I have renters in our unit for the past 5 months. They signed a 6 month lease with us. Last month, while paying rent, one of the tenants told me that they were considering not staying the full 6 months and that ...
Avi Garg
First sub 30k property
Finally closed on my first sub $30k property. This is my first investment since joining BP and 2nd overall. Some quick numbers:Purchase price $19kMonthly rent: $715Cash flow: $330@Travis BeehlerI was inspired by @Trav...
Lala Weiss
Tenants vanish 1 mth before lease end, owing thsands, what to do?
Hi BP community. I own a single family and as my first house a.k.a 'mistake house' I'm sure experiencing a steep learning curve. I house hacked, then land-lorded and am now out of state so I'm officially a long distan...
Kenneth Garrett
Do you accept Section 8 Tenants
I am asked on my rentals if I take Section 8 tenants. I never say no, I always say it depends on the financial numbers. I have never had a Section 8 tenant apply. What has been your experience with Section 8 tenant...
Wesley C.
crawl space fungus
I've read other threads on BP about mold, but as you know different regions of the country tend to experience mold in different forms and fashions. Here in the south, we have lots of crawl spaces that are very hum...
Joshua Dorkin
BiggerPockets Saw RECORD Growth in January 2013
Hey Everyone -
I wanted to report in with some incredible news. January was our best month on BiggerPockets and we ended up just shy of a monster milestone: 500,000 unique visitors for the month.
That's right -- we...