William Allen
Tell your contractor your budget?
I'm sure I am going to get a range of responses here. I walked through the house we are rehabbing, came up with a detailed scope of work, and emailed it to a contractor I have gotten a bid from in the past (but haven...
Masa Don
MLS, Realtors, Secret Society?!
MLS, Realtors, Secret Society?!
I work in the investment world, managing retirement plans. It is extremely important to me that I am on the same side of the table as my client. This my real estate friends is not poss...
Colleen F.
What do you do when you get an overwhelming response?
Normally, I get about 40-60 people over a couple of days when I market this house. We joke that everyone in the area that is looking for a place calls when the house goes up for rent because it is year round and che...
Kevin Lefeuvre
Guests increasingly ask for discounts
Is everyone else seeing an increase of inquiries asking for a better deal?When I started 4 years ago, it was very rare. Now a large % of guests ask for discount. In the past 24 hours alone, got 2/3 inquiries per prope...
Jeffrey Duck
Every applicant seems like a scam
Hi folks - I'm new to Bigger Pockets and to landlording. As I was getting started, I found a lot of great information here and hope it will be a good place to help me get started.I recently inherited a triplex with 3/...
Matthew John
How long does it usually take to Rent a unit?
Hey guys,
I just purchased a duplex and I'm trying to rent out the bottom, bigger unit.
I have had it listed for about a week and I've done about 5 showings.
The first few days I received about 70 messages from p...
Jeff Amore
SEO, Social Media, and Website content
Over the past few weeks I've created a Facebook business page, a Twitter account for my business, and a website. Now my question is, what is the best way to make those things work for me? I've spent a lot of time, esp...
Jade Davis
Using a VA to find motivated sellers
Hi all! after doing a bit of research, I think I want to outsource the locating of leads to a VA through Odesk or Freelance. Can someone please share with me what it is that you have your VA do to locate motivated sel...
Dave Nash
Seller thinks listing is worth more than it is...
I had a short pre interview today for a possible listing. I toured her house and saw the inside and outside. I didn't tell her the comps or what I thought about a price, but I asked her what she wanted and thought the...
Mala S.
Renovation Pics for BRRR!
Hello BP, I just wanted to share some pics before/after of my latest remodel of a 3 family house in Hudson County, New Jersey. I renovated 2 out of 3 of the apartments ( 3rd unit was already renovated). Units are all ...