Tom P.
Seller's agent is not offering my "seller finance" deal to seller...
I found a home that I'm interested in. I reached out to the seller's agent to represent me as the buyer's agent too since KY is a dual agent allowable state. I was hoping this would sweeten the deal for him since he c...
Rahul Bhandari
Really high rental yields for cheaper housing - what's the catch?
I'm looking at some data to identify the best areas to buy and hold. I'm less familiar with buying in some of these areas - so I thought I'd reach out. These zipcodes offer really high rental yields even accounting fo...
Troy Parker
Professional Painter or DIY?
Hello BiggerPockets community!I recently received a quote to paint the entire interior of my recently purchased home. The home is 1500 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and was built in 1979 with a wood frame. The quote...
Bienes Raices
Do you bother getting a permit to replace the water heater?
I called the county permitting office and they do require a permit to replace a water heater. Since it's highway robbery to pay a licensed plumber to do anything, I was wondering if most people ignore the permit issue...
Tom R.
Whats you're credit score drop off for potential renters?
My first property is in escrow and I'm trying to get ready to evaluate applicants. I want to have a full set of standards before I start evaluating applicants that way I can prove I used the same qualifications for ev...
Crystal Ward
Should I rent to a felon?
Tenant and his wife filled out a rental application 2 weeks back. I gave full disclosure that I will preform a credit and background check. When presented with this information he explained he had a felony 7 years ago...
John Hickey
Long term BRRR in Bed Stuy Brooklyn, NYC John Hickey
I left of the last R because even though it would like to repeat in Brooklyn I'm not sure my credit will stand it at this point. I bought this building in June of 2007 for 714k 2160sf bulking was vacant. I used and F...
Sid Franklin
Chicago/Illinois Property Tax Hikes Making Me Jittery About Investing
Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy). Property taxes are already high, but ...
James Brewer
Inner City - How Bad Could It Be?
Hi Folks,I've heard investing in the inner city and low income/high crime areas is horrible, but I'm here to ask either how you've made it work to be successful, or exactly what kind of nightmare you've had?I've been ...
Kevin G.
The Bay Area Market Is an Anomaly: Where SF Is Down 5.4% YTD, San Jose Soars 10%—Why?
Hello everyone,
I have been actively researching the real estate market in the Bay Area, which I feel isn't talked about much in this sub. I know that due to its extremely high barrier of entry and overall VHCOL (Ver...