Marc Winter
Portland City Council Approves Controversial Tenant Screening Ord
Oh Gee, let's see...The rent's too high! Let's see if we can pass a new law that will REALLY muck things up!
https://rentalhousingjournal.com/portland-city-council-approves-controversial-tenant-screening-ordinance-3...
Dale Gwynn
Defaulted mortgage notes
If a defaulted note is being auctioned, and has a 2nd lien, is the opening bid the amount the amount that the first lien holder agrees to accept? Suppose the note is $55K and opening bid is $40K. Does First Lien get t...
Jimmy Deringer
Pros and Cons of buying a property with a 2nd mortgage
I've been thinking about buying properties from people who have a second mortgage and third mortgage on 2-4 unit buildings. My problem is, I just can't decide whether I should make the time investment to focus on the ...
Gaston Barua
Office/ Retail rentals
Hey Guys! I was just curious about the cap rates and ROI's for a small office building/retail building VS multifamily residences. Is the cash flow potential higher with office/retail? Wasn't able to find too much inf...
Joe Gieringer
Refinancing 28 unit mixed use after 6 months
First time, long time. I count myself as a Biggerpockets success story. We started flipping 7 years ago using BP math/ forums and now have over 30 units and 8 flips completed. Next stop FI!Having an issue though with ...
Sian Cromer
Bought a rental with existing tenants
Hi there! We have been listening to Brandon’s webinars and accepted his 90 day challenge; we closed on our first rental property yesterday! It is a Duplex and the property already has tenants. They are on a month to m...
Dana R.
SmartMove's Residential Score
After some trepidation, I used Transunion Smartmove for the first time to do a tenant background check.And, I'm a bit confused by their report.I paid for their QuickCheck Plus version, the more expensive version, and ...
Nadia Hale
Tenant app: Good income but $90k in credit card debt
Hello everyone In need of advice again from experienced folks out there . We have received an application from a tenant who makes $200k a year gross , two people -wife stays at home. They pay all thier bills on time b...
Salil Prasad
Rent increase for section 8
I have a house in Newark, CA rented to section 8 tenant for nearly 2 years. When I first rented, I was asked to lower the rent even though my asking rent was $200 lower than other houses in the community (same size a...
Andrew Chime
Prefabricated Homes Contribution to Affordable Living
Prefabricated homes/Container homes are a viable option for affordable living in many markets. An answer to the affordable housing crisis can simply be put as: increase the supply of housing. However, there are a numb...