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J. Martin 2013 Mistakes/Failures & Lessons Learned - Spill your guts!
5 October 2015 | 49 replies

I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...

Amie D. Fixing tenant damage
28 July 2019 | 39 replies

I have said to myself that I would not rehab another house, just hire it out. I said I would just work ON the business and no longer in it...
Recently had to evict tenants on a house I was going to put on the market...

Account Closed How Do I Handle This: poorly insulated unit and rude tenants
29 July 2018 | 37 replies

Hello Everyone,This is going to be a little lengthy....I'm a new landlord, and these are my first tenants. They live in an apartment above my garage. The lower half is not insulated, and the HVAC system is old but fun...

Josh Polston Tenant Refuses Stove - threatens to withold rent
7 November 2016 | 58 replies

[punchline at the end] I have a legacy tenant that has been living in the building since purchase (7 years ago) and they recently killed their gas range with only one of 4 burners working.  When they notified me it wa...

Bill Muchow Our Story-Rough start, an Awakening, a Rental and a Flip ($+pics)
17 January 2020 | 26 replies

Our start wasn’t easy, fell into our first rental – it was a failure…however the learning experience helped get us to where we are today. Reflecting, we’re very thankful for the learning experience (and work to never ...

Andrew Benke Legal weed growing in apartments
17 May 2017 | 27 replies

We've been investing for the last 13 years in solid buy and hold quality rentals in Ontario CanadaI'm wondering how we can protect ourselves from mini grow ops in our apartments once it becomes legal to grow 4 plants ...

Cramer Guzaldo Wasting time collecting rents
6 September 2017 | 14 replies

Hey All,I'm new to Bigger Pockets and this is my first question. How do I get my tenants to pay on time in one shot. Now before you go off and say the obvious, let me give you a background. I have 156 multi-family apa...

Dan Taylor Repaint wood siding or cover with Vinyl?
27 August 2014 | 17 replies

First Post here. Let me start by saying thank you to all of you for offering your time and sharing your experiences on this forum. I'm happy to be a member and look forward to building solid mutually beneficial relati...

Kofi LeGrand-Sawyer ..:: Car Enthusiasts ::..
2 June 2011 | 34 replies

Are there any car enthusiasts on BP? I'm in to cars from the 60s through now. Some of my favorites are the '64 Lincoln Continental, '72 Chevelle, '87 Grand National, BMW 8-Series and the current MBZ CLS. Post your fav...

Eric Campbell Student rental process
17 February 2017 | 28 replies

Hi Everyone, long time lurker, first time poster.  I recently purchased a 6 bedroom/2200 sq ft. house near a small university in our town. The contractor that bought renovated it himself with the thought of putting co...