Andrew Clark
Limiting Stove And Oven Use - Tenants using it to heat house
I have a handful of rooming houses with a very interesting clientele. Now that it is getting colder, tenants have started using the stove top and ovens to heat the house.
I've had more than one $400+ bill (with only...
Sean Mooney
Getting late start in life, what are best properties to purchase?
Are rental properties still a good option when you are buying after 60? Are short term rentals better or flips? I have more drive and determination than time. Would love to hear from people in the same situation and a...
Kevin Lefeuvre
Airbnb guest throws 'New Year's banger' party, trashes the house
"A New Year’s banger at an Ohio Airbnb, meant to be the party to kick off 2018, turned into a nightmare when the host lost control and police officers from five departments were forced to shut down the celebration whi...
Ronnie Carney
Should I Get Started with a Turnkey?
Hi all,I'm a lifelong resident of Memphis but still green behind the ears with Bigger Pockets. I have been interested in becoming an investor for a while now and am currently knee deep in a two year plan to raise cap...
Davante Dempster
Is it a good idea to make our home a section 8 rental?
Hello,me and my wife bought our home in 2020 for roughly 280k in Denton Tx. Currently the property is worth almost 400k. We have added solar panels and a few other upgrades and are wanting to turn the home into a sect...
Lesley M.
PM said they can’t adjust credit score criteria per property
Hi there. I own a rental property in St Louis. We recently had turnover and listed the property on the market again. I asked my property manager to increase the minimum credit score for applicants. They said they coul...
Michelle Mapp
How do people make the numbers work in Southern CA?
We recently moved to Southern CA. I wanted to get an FHA loan, put 5% down and purchase a multi-family in Pasadena, CA. I broke out my spreadsheets and WOW - I can't seem to make any scenario actually work, even to b...
Dan Baran
1st-Time Homebuyer in Denver Doing Househacking, Looking for Tips
I'm looking to make my first real estate purchase in Denver for a house hacking type of situation. Would like to keep costs low as first investment so thinking a simple 2-bed/unit or 3-bed/unit. Ideally it would be a ...
Gayle Eisner
Renting out Rooms in rental property - students
Hi:I just bought a rental property a while back and it is now vacant. My daughter is a college student and she asked me if she could rent a room in the 3 br house and find other students to rent the other two rooms. ...
Samantha Miller
Screening tenant-roommates for first house hack
Hey Bigger Pockets Community!
I am working towards settlement on my first home purchase! Settlement is set for early November. My plan with the purchase (a 4 bed single family in Philadelphia) is to rent out 3 of the...