Yu Chen
tenant paying 1 year rent in full, good or bad?
Hey everyone,I just recently bought a rehabbed property in KS, MO. my PM just informed me that someone is interested in renting the property. This individual just hit a jackpot and wants to pay the one year rent upfro...
Russell Redford
Sceptical Wife, Who Asked for Reassurance Before Investing
I am very excited to get started investing. I currently am in a job I dislike, with little opportunities for advancement. We dont want me to work until I'm dead. I've done my due diligence, but my wife is very sceptic...
Mike Gehard
New to multi family passive investing
Hello all,I'm looking into my first multi family passive investment and trying to dot all of the i's and cross all of the t's before signing on the dotted line to protect everyone involved.How deeply do I need to dig ...
Kimnee L.
Handyman fell down the roof
Hi all. I am wondering what my liability is when someone fell down my roof. Recently it was raining hard. Tenant called me, and I asked another tenant who had repaired roofs for me before. He has no license. He then t...
Kimberly Kesterke
I take issue with the term "slumlord" and here is why
Landlords have a noble mission. We provide safe and clean housing to our tenants, keep homes maintained and reasonably respond to our tenants requests. We provide housing options so that the government doesn’t have to...
Elliott Kim
First-time Chicago multifamily in contract - Close or Pass?
Hello BiggerPockets,After about half a year of learning and searching for my first investment property, I've finally found a property which I plan to “house-hack”. We are in contract now and the inspection period ends...
Pete Edmonson
Analyzing a 50-unit apartment- "The 1% Rule" ?
I have an opportunity to purchase a 50 unit apartment, along with 7 other SFR properties (14 doors total for those) from a retired old-school RE investor. He keeps telling me that he used to buy his properties using t...
Taron Jackson
Looking at Newark, New Jersey
Hello BP....I'm looking to purchase property in Newark, NJ...I'm from NYC so for me, this is right next door. Can anyone let me know what neighborhoods to stay away from? Thanks.
Account Closed
are coaching programs even worth it?
Good day to all,i see many coaching programs in my area and wanted some professional feedback on whether or not this type of program is worth it or just a waste of money. isn't it true that if you do your homework, h...
Mary M.
Do you rekey when turning over a rental?
I always rekey all the doors in my rentals when I flip the units for a new tenant as I always worry about the liability of keys floating around. What is your practice ? What would be a landlords liability if a key fro...