Mendel Spalter
New York City or South Florida?
Hey everyone,
I've been working for flippers/developers in NYC since September. I talk to homeowners and bring them deals. Kind of like a Wholesaler, but no putting anything under contract and I have one buyer. I hav...
Joel Owens
Glad I do not own single family houses!
It seems these tenants feel a sense of entitlement for not paying the rent. They think life problems they have created with their own choices should be solved by a landlord's pocket book.Economics and running a busine...
Phillip S.
Upstairs tenant overflowed tub, insurance won't pay
This has happened twice now in a span of less than 6 months. The property is a duplex with a tenant living in the upstairs unit and the downstairs unit is presently vacant. The upstairs tenant overflowed the tub (ag...
James Peters
Person squatting with no lease at my father's home in Long Beach
The Long Beach Police have not been able to help with this situation, so I figured I would reach out to see if the BP community could offer some advice for a huge pain I have been dealing with for over 3 years.Here is...
Elliott Kim
First-time Chicago multifamily in contract - Close or Pass?
Hello BiggerPockets,After about half a year of learning and searching for my first investment property, I've finally found a property which I plan to “house-hack”. We are in contract now and the inspection period ends...
Jason Timmerman
Why so much action in Ghetto, NJ?
There are a lot of properties listed in the marketplace in the horribly ghetto cities of New Jersey like Newark, Trenton, Elizabeth, Paterson, etc. Is there a market there? Are people actually looking to move into th...
Tracey Pera
Single. Woman. Investor. Newbie
Hello, I am going into Real Estate Investing as a single. I plan on staying single, but sure need a few female voices to help me 'get a plan'/ check list. I live in CA, but hope to invest where I can, out of state is ...
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TENANT BLUES
Hi all,
What a great forum :D and the perfect place for me to vent today! As it happens, I am very concerned about my tenants - many Sec 8 voucher holders reside at my building and several of them are model tenants...
Robert Norvell
Rooming/Multi-Use Housing?
Does anyone have experience and/or a system in place for Rooming/Multi-Use Housing? It seems like a way to drastically increase rental income and not much extra work if done correctly. Im just wondering who's done ...
Mark Forest
House will not rent
I bought a house in a nice area where I did a lot of research. I found that my rental competition was mostly condominiums and apartments. These were all nice, but I thought there would be many tenants who would p...