Troy Welch
Electrical in 50 year old house - what to do
I am rehabbing this 1st property. Part of closing negotiations was that they replace the breaker box. They hired a professional electrician who installed a 125 amp breaker box. It looks like they did a very good jo...
Account Closed
HELP - Basement Rental Flooding - Course of action
I am in need of some guidance on how to handle a situation. I am posting this in behalf of my in-laws who are the landlord of a rental affected.The landlord was notified last night of flooding in the basement unit in ...
Weldon Malbrough
Full Time Job, Children, and Spouse. What next?
Looking towards the future I decided about a year ago that real estate investing (REI) would be my chosen career path after I retire from the military. Through my learning process I have been educating my wife with ev...
Daniel Ramirez
Impossible to invest while working FT?
I wanted to ask if anyone here can share there experience in wanting to invest in real estate, specfically fipping homes or buy and holding, while working full time? I am currently working full-time and am interested ...
Kevin McKittrick
Outlets aren't grounded, does the landlord or tenant need to pay?
We are moving to a rental property in Seattle next month and the lease is already signed. After signing we mentioned using a portable dishwasher and the PM said it wouldn't work because the outlets aren't grounded. I...
Cindy M.
Just did my first Deal and bought a 4 Plex! Need Advice Stat!
Hello, This is my First Time posting, so guess I am a real Newbie! Looking to my new Bigger Pockets Pro Friends for Advice and give me an honest evaluation of the way I went about it, so I am putting myself out there...
Eric Foster
Marketing Ideas To Find Deals!
Hello All,
I hope I caught your attention with this headline!
So I was thinking… (oh no here we go). I truly believe that to be successful in ANY business (real estate investing or not) marketing is the key! Withou...
Melissa Villegas
URGENT: Tenant wants out of lease, threating lawsuit
Hello BP friends,I'm in a pickle. The tenant wants out of their lease at no cost to them. They said they are afraid of mold from water seepage and are threatening to sue if I don't oblige. What would you do?Background...
Christine Kwasny
4-plex with fire damage: a great place to burn money?
I am currently negotiating a purchase of a victorian 4-plex.
The pros:
Amazing location in one of Portland's hottest neighborhoods.
Immediate upside potential-rents could handle a 20% increas w no improvements; 30...
David Zeek
Should I take my money out of the stock market and invest in RE?
I have approx 20k in the stock market and am just starting out in RE investing. Historically, the stock market can give a 7% return per year. I think a cash on cash return of 10-13% is typical for real estate investor...