Live in Boston - too pricey...thinking Orlando or other areas of FL. I get to travel for a living so I'm always on the road and I need to start small and learn the ropes. Should I aim for a duplex as a first purchase?...

Tenant stopped paying utilities and the company shut off everything; it has been 2 weeks now and it looks like the tenants aren’t planning on paying the bill anytime soon. They originally claimed that the meter was ac...

Hi everyone. My property manager just called me/sent an invoice with 2 options regarding replacing an electric water heater (please see attached screenshot). The property manager said the issue is the water heater's a...

Hello everyone, I am a new agent in the Tampa Bay FL area. However, I have been in the RE industry for 15 years on the preservation side of things. I know it takes money to make money in this field, but I don't want t...

Hello,
I just found out that I need to replace my water heater. 2 months after Inspection. 
In the inspection report, the inspector wrote that its condition is "Satisfactory". 
Unofficially, when I emailed the insp...

Hello BP members,I'm going to be a new investor I've decided that I want my focused niche in buy and hold.I've done my research and I would like to use the BRRRR method or creative finance (since I have an excellent c...

Good afternoon bigger pockets. This is our first post! My question is this....We are under contract on a 3 unit. It is in a neighborhood of single family and duplexes. There hasnt been a 3 unit sold in our city for ye...

Hi,I just had a HVAC guy come out and give me an estimate on 2 central air units for a 2 flat. The top floor gets pretty hot in the summer, flat roof. First floor is obviously much cooler. The quote they gave me has a...

Coffee and networking meet-up at the Randalls Starbucks #2477, 3300 Bee Caves Road (2244), at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday Jan 8, 2014. Myself and fellow BP member Mike Walker thought it would be nice to have a opportun...

Anyone here use Xactimate or similar to estimate rehab costs?