Dennis Nemitz
suspect lying about a cat.
I suspect that my tenants have a cat which is against the lease. How do you guys find out? There is evidence of this on their facebook page and I see a cat in the yard, but they say it is the neighbors. Would you a...
Dustin Leonard
Should I start an LLC or wait until I actually have assets?
Should I start an LLC right off the bat or wait until I actually have an asset or 2 and then transfer. If I should transfer later, what do I do about the "due upon transfer of ownership" clause from the bank? Can I ge...
Tommy Nguyen
Opinions: Pets in Rental Properties
Hello BiggerPockets community,
I am asking everyone's opinion regarding pets in their rental properties. I am a pet person myself, however, I am unsure if I'll allow pets in my rental properties due to untrained pets...
Charles Stanback
What factors affect the multifamily market the most, and how?
I’ve been doing a lot of research about the multIfamily market in my local area (Fort Worth, Texas). After listening to the BP podcast with Michael Becker, I realized I needed a better understanding of while the marke...
Kim Hopkins
How to Factor Expenses from Reserves into Cash Flow Statement
Hello! I'm going nuts here trying to figure out how to properly set up a statement that shows my cash flow. In particular, we have a reserve (escrow) account that we put money into each month the year before to cover ...
Sara T.
Factors to consider in deciding on market? Church, parks, etc?
Hi all,I'm compiling a spreadsheet to help compare different potential out-of-state markets to buy and hold.Some hard and soft criteria include (1) job growth; (2) Population; (3) Diversity of Industry; (4) Housing Pr...
Megan Aldridge
Best way (and factors to consider) to set reasonable rent????
When looking at rental comps what features/amenities have value when setting rent?garage vs carport? pool access? tennis courts? schools? interior/exterior upgrades (granite, deck, sunroom)? neighborhood location t...
Raeven S. Reivers
Debt to income ratio with traditional loan financing big factor?
Hi all! Some help if you have...So I decided to take the conventional route and managed to save up a 20% down payment on the 150k-250k range of multifamily properties(2-3 unit preferably).The savings actually comes fr...
Chris Nance
How is Value Determined? Rule of Thumb or Determining Factors?
My friend and I have been actively looking in an area to invest in. We cannot agree on what true 'value' or 'deal' is. One of us wants to do the flipping route, but I don't believe the margins are there the actually g...
Alexander Romanov
Selecting a market to work in (factors and data sources)
Hello Investors,I am looking to expand my marketing and flipping outside of my uber competitive market (Seattle). So, how do you select a market to work in? What kind of factors do you look at and which data sources d...