Amy Thatcher
Eviction at Christmas: Scrooge or Good Business?
I recently (late Sept. 2018) purchased a duplex in FL. The property was fairly run down, i.e. overgrown yard, the occupied unit has window coverings consisting of aluminum foil and/or bed sheets/blankets, additionally...
Michael Lauther
Auston is Hot, Dayton is Not is that an opportunity?
I have always been a contrarian (not a speller)but the danger is to take a position too early.
While my Texas friends are raking in the money in their market they are taking that market out of my reach
Just as in...
Robert Jackson
Is this statement used to turn down Section 8 really legal?
HI everyone, So I have noticed a trend among some of my fellow property owners here in Los Angeles, California. As you may know, it is illegal to deny someone the opportunity to apply for a unit simply because they ha...
Joe C.
tenant says he's afraid that his infant will cut her fingers on brand new radiators.
In 2015, i had radiators installed on the 2nd floor (bottom pic). In 2023, i had them installed on the 1st floor (top pic) at a cost of $1,000. They are from different manufactures. i got a new tenant in on Jan 1, 20...
Dmitri L.
100 Doors in 5 Years!
Hello All!
I'm hoping to dip into the collective wisdom of BP and get some input on my high-level REI plan, below. Any and all comments, suggestions, and clue-by-four-ing much appreciated!
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Kirsten Walstedt
PRIVATE LENDING QUESTIONS
Does anyone know whether there is already an article somewhere on BP about how to become a private lender? I have some cash that I want to put to work, but I do not know how to start out as a private lender, what t...
Alexander Alguire
Your BIGGEST "There's no way I can do this whole REI thing"
As I am in the process of getting educated and either finding a lender who will lend to me, or a partnership/other sort of creative way to buy, I had a total "how the hell am i going to do this moment" last night that...
Sarah Lewis
Early Termination Fees- Have they held up in court?
I'm looking for some protection against a tenant who will break a lease, especially during the winter months when it might take more than one month to find a replacement tenant. A early termination fee in the lease, w...
Nathan Langdon
Raise Rent to Market or keep good Tenant?
I just closed on a duplex in April using FHA financing to do a house hack. The market rent for each of the units (both 3 bedroom + 2 full bath) is approximately $900 each. I have inherited the tenant living on the ot...
Chanel Pearson
DOWNSIDES of buying a bad fixer upper? $50 K House in Jackson, MI
Hi Everyone!
I've spent the last few years watching and being inspired by Bigger Pockets. I am a dual citizen, and find Canadian real estate is just too expensive.
There are really cheap duplexes in the US, such as ...