Jennifer Cramer
First Post: Overwhelmed and can't figure out where to invest
I'm a new member and this is my first post so please go easy on me! I'm interested in investing in my first LTR or MTR. I have a full-time job in NYC and travel excessively for work so I will need a property manager...
Jack Ni
Can you take a pet deposit for service dog?
Hi, I got a potential tenant that has a service dog. I check tenant Facebook page, her dog is a pit bull. Is it legal in all 50 states to take a pet deposit for a service dog? I usually only take $50 for pet deposit (...
Josh Caldwell
What is your best marketing technique?
I am a mad scientist when it comes to marketing. I will try anything once, and most things twice. So let me ask all of you, what is your favorite or most creative marketing technique?I will shart my most creative. ...
Theo Hicks
Are cash-flowing rental properties recession proof?
I need to stop doing this, but I had a discussion with a work colleague regarding investing. He has a few rental properties but does most of his investing in the US stock market. When I brought up the fact that I was ...
Account Closed
Tax Downsides to Paying Off a Mortgage
Hello everyone! My name is Jesse and I am a new investor. I am about to close on my first property on march 22nd (tuesday!). It is a $250000 2 bedroom condo in the NY metro area. I will be renting this apartment out a...
James Cannon
Housing Crash in 2018-2019
Does anyone for see another housing crisis like what we had back in 2007. I heard economist Harry Dent speak on this about 3 years ago in Atlanta. He predicted a housing market crash sometime between 2016-2019. Let me...
Jhansi B.
tenant withholding rent saying landlord hasn't fixed the items
Here is the story short. Rented single family home in March and the tenant was late in payment in May (which I gave her grace period and first time late fee waiver) and again she was late in June but said that she pai...
Alick Patrick
Need a creative advice on getting approved on a second loan
Hello BiggerPockets!I started investing in real estate early this year. So far I've managed to purchase one SFH for $385,000 15 miles south of downtown LA and a 3-unit Multi-Family property about 2 hours east of LA. I...
David McBrayer
Private or Hard Money Lenders can be funny sometimes.
Hello everyone and happy 4th of July!!! I am getting ready to close on a house later this month. 7/15/16 is the closing date right now. I was planning on doing some financing on this one but it has become a little d...
Gerardo Varela
HELOC?
I'm new to BP and wanted to see if pulling cash out of my home is good idea to begin investor path.