Timothy W.
Lost a Mentor
Yesterday at approximately 11 a.m. central time I got the call that my grandfather, Paul Wieneke, had passed away at the age of 80. He is the man I have often spoke of in posts here as the grandfather who taught my d...
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Lead Based Paint Issue with Tenants in Place When Purchased-No Signed LBP Disclosure
I recently bought a duplex to live in one unit and rent out the other. The other unit was already rented when I purchased the property. I bought it in November the tenant's lease is up at the end of July, 2013. I j...
Rico S.
50 Life Lessons from those over 50
50 Life Lessons1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.5. Pay off ...
Adam Craig
Prospective tennant wants to run a day care out of house
My property manager called me about a prospective tenant that passed our application process for income and credit score - Its Grandma, her daughter, and 2 children.Grandma runs a day care out of the house with 5 kids...
Brian Wy
Rental market in Hall County GA
I am new to Bigger Pockets and have been reading posts for some time now. I am interested in a buy and hold strategy in the Flowery Branch/Braselton GA area. Can any investors/landlords in this area give me some ins...
Evan Doan
Evan Doan - A Newbie from Dallas, TX
Hello Everyone - It is a pleasure to be a part of the BiggerPockets community. There seems to be a wealth of knowledge to be gained. My name is Evan Doan, I have been married for 5 years now and i have 3 children with...
Jerry Tello
Can an Elementary School negatively affect a SFH rental-ability?
Hello!I am currently looking for potential deals. I ran into a deal that is right across from an elementary school. My question is specifically to anyone out there who has a property located directly in front of a sch...
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Seasonality in OH - How much of an impact?
Hello friends - My partner and I have been looking at properties in the greater Cincinnati area for a few months and have found a couple we're interested in. We live in San Francisco, CA and have been on the backend o...
Michael Greer
Tenant adopting child
Hello,
I have a property with a tenant that I inherited when I purchased the property..
She is an older woman with adult children that, at one point, moved in with her without notifying me.
We've got that all clean...
Eric S.
Maximum Occupancy in an Apartment
The majority of the real estate holdings I have are single family homes. We have one duplex that periodically makes us scratch our heads when trying to rent it. Case in point. This weekend my wife showed the open u...