Marie Machosky
Emotional Support Animal - Bogus "Documentation"? FHA, ADA, HUD
Hi all,I'm new at this landlord gig and I have a bit of a dilemma. A tenant asked if they could adopt a pet; when I replied with the information regarding deposit and pet rent, I never heard back until I followed up t...
Dustin DuFault
Rental Fireplaces & Inspecting a Foreclosure Acquired Fireplace
Team BP,
Just had this come up with one of my tenants. In retrospect I should have foreseen this coming... but missed it. I acquired a property last year via foreclosure. It required some renovations due to d...
Brandon Turner
Visual Voicemail
Talk about taking caller ID to a new level!
Visual voicemail has been around for a good amount of time and discussed in great detail on ActiveRain, the real estate social network for agents, loan originators, and bro...
Jody Sims
Mortgage companies amortization practices
I doubt anyone has questioned this in the forum before. I couldn't find the answer, so I'll pose it here.How did society allow mortgage companies to evolve a strategy whereby mortgages all have front-loaded interest p...
Aaron Moayed
Utilities Move to Landlord THEN Tenant?
Just acquired two investment properties - The Sellers are moving out soon, and there are some repairs to be done. Is it recommended to move utilities to my name, then move it to the tenants name (they’re paying once I...
Israel Haugen
Great to Finally be Engaging
Hello BiggerPockets Community,
My name is Israel Haugen and I’m a 24-year old aspiring real estate investor currently living in the beautiful city of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. I graduated from the university here in ...
Jimmy Barrett
Help me analyze this deal
Made offer on first rental property. Off market deal, house is currently right next to my personal house. I got it for 150K needs about 5K in repair but value after repair is 200K. I have a renter right now who is beg...
Eric E.
Best practices when using other people's IRAs.
This question is only for advanced investors who have financed deals with other peoples's SD IRAs. I have my first "private" investor willing to devote her IRA to my deals. I would put some "skin in the game", she ...
Brianna M.
What low cost rehab work brought you the most value?
I’m interested in low cost improvements that can add value to a home. What’s the least you’ve spent on rehab work that translated into a higher sale price?
Maxwell Wuensch
laundry machines/washing machines
This is really random but what are some tips on washing machines/ dryers for a multi-family property? i know it is a good way to create extra income and i’m just curious if anyone has any insight on the topic