Ruth Lyons
Inspectors killed my deal -- 3 times, Any advice?
Hi friends,I rehabbed/renovated a single family home in Baltimore County. It was supposed to be my first fix and flip after getting 4 buy and holds finished. But I'm frustrated and just put it on the market for rent. ...
Wendy Jiang
Need a place to vent about my cheap tenants
It's Friday afternoon and I need a place to vent...since I am preggo and can't drink wine now. My husband and I took over a duplex last year, with one unit occupied by a couple who had lived there for 16 years. Their ...
Kyle Galloway
Staging Tips-What to buy, from where, and how much!
With Black Friday around the corner I thought it might be a good idea to grab some items for future staging. We are currently working on a "flip" that will be done in the late winter/early spring. I've heard before th...
Patrick Jacques
Most expensive item you've put into a flip/rehab?
I'd like to see what people put into a flip property ... Anyone gone overboard on a flip?
Landen Ward
Real Estate Leverage
I recently read an article on how Real Estate is a great tool to invest in against inflation. The used example was a 20% downpayment. After inflation caused the house to double in price, the downpayment was apparen...
Allison Ault
Buy or Sell Cash-Flowing Property That Needs $30k Repair
This is my first time posting to Bigger Pockets! So excited to use this resource. I read a book by Bigger Pockets 3 years ago on out-of-state investing and bought my first out-of-state investment property halfway thro...
Grant Anderson
Financing Upgrades Through Property Taxes
Hi everyone, I am in California and am not sure if this is only in California or not. I have done a few rehabs and recently was approached by another rehabber that wanted to wholesale one of his flips. The numbers wer...
Kanwar Sodhi
Opportunity at hand, scared to take the leap
Hello guys, I've been on BiggerPockets for a long time learning and reading. I was a given an opportunity to purchase a place for $75,000 which would yield a monthly cashflow of $363 if I amortized over 15 years or $5...
Josef Torkelsen
Tax on home versus rental
Appreciate if someone can help give guidance on our situation. We will seek CPA guidance before we actually commit. We currently own a single family home in Orange County. It is too big for our needs and we are on wit...
Brian Karlow
Tenants illegal storage
In August we closed on an 8 unit property and inherited the tenant base. Most of these tenants would have never passed our screening process and we intended to proceed with non-renewals as leases expired. C property i...