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Hi all. Moving to Chicago next month and I am under contract for a 2-flat in Chicago.The garage is detached and is not properly secured with anchor bolts. My questions are:Is this a code violation? I was told conflict...
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Hi I had my property manager handle my renovation on a unit in Maine while I am living in Connecticut. I specified that my budget is $15,000. After she gave me the numbers, I calculated the rehab to be around $16,000 ...
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First post alert! Greetings Bigger Pocket Family!For those seasoned investors (or newbies), how did you get started? Let's be honest, there is a wealth of information found all over the internet and in Podcast. Howe...
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Good Morning,I have reached out to a wonderful investors real estate agent and have read the book " The Millionaire Real Estate Investor " which has given me a good introduction including Mindset, Charts, an Understa...
I have a rental in a lower income area that has about three quarters of the people living there are related or friends of some sort. This is a nice place to live except the new monsters next door. Next door a nice hom...
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BP community, I'm in need of advice from seasoned STR property managers. I have been in the STR game for about 3 years now. Just recently I acquired another STR, this one out of state from where I live.The property I'...
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I've got new tenants that have only been in the house for one month. It's a couple and a roommate in a 3 bedroom house. I see the girl in the couple emailed me asking to get off the lease because she and the boyfriend...
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Hey guys,About to get our 1st STR listed, and we are 4 hrs away. I am wondering if anyone uses Evolve management, and would love your thoughts. I wondering if it's worth the 10% to save me the hassle of managing myse...
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I just listened to a Cameron Dunlop webinar with Lee Arnold. I am a private lender, and have quite a bit of money to invest with, however, looking into another avenue and cash reserve is interesting. They are sellin...