Lynn Hill-Torres
Making Money before the "Refinance" part in BRRRR
Good morning BP. My husband and I are new to investing and are making moves toward our first property in Baltimore Maryland. My brother does property management and rehabbing on the contractor end, my Mom has a rental...
Sandy Uhlmann
BiggerPockets Buying Power?
With the number of member on Bigger Pockets growing by leaps and bounds on a daily basis, I was wondering if somehow we might be able to utilize this growth in members and translate it into buying power. Perhaps w...
Steven Bays
Owner financing questions
Finding a few properties that are OF, what questions would you ask from most important to less important. There are some properties I like that are advertised as owner financed and before I go in and make a fool, what...
Rachel Schlabach
Pros/Cons of landlord *choosing* (gasp!) to pay all utilities
Choosing to pay utilities seems antithetical to most advice I've heard, but hear me out.My husband and I just bought our first investment property. I am a nurse, he is a surgical resident. As the one with more free ti...
Ryan Parnow
Property Management Fees
I am in discussions with a new property manager and have the opportunity to negotiate a fee structure. I am currently paying a flat 6.5% fee, but haven't been happy with the results. I was recently approached by a s...
Kyle Bronstein
Financial Feasibility of solar electric for rental properties?
I am new to real estate investing, but I have had an idea for a long time. The numbers are finally to a point where this idea makes sense to me. I am a solar contractor in Florida, I do mainly residential photovoltaic...
Jane S.
Tenant got advice (?) from a housing office
Tenant (not Section 8) says the agent at the Colorado housing office told her the lease she signed means nothing and she can ignore it.She also is requiring me to file a "credit" record (???) that she paid rent otherw...
Andre Galaviz
Is there a good resource to find out if a city is STR-friendly?
Hello all, I am looking for a resource that shows STR-Friendly locations. I know in Denver, CO area that Arvada, Wheat Ridge, and unincorporated Adams County allow STRs. I'd like to know about Greeley, Loveland, Fort ...
Quentin Mitchell
Most important tenant attribute?
So lets you have a tenant that pays there rent every month, a little late but pays it every month, but keep the house immaculate and takes really good care of the property. Then you have another tenant that pays early...
Ted Klein
Tax Implications of a Tenant Requested Improvement
Awhile back I posted about a tenant I have that has requested to make a tenant requested improvememt to my property. Long story but to make it short, tenant has agreed to pay approximately $8400 to improve the shower ...