Shelby Van Horn
Hello from California!
Hi there,My name is Shelby and I am new to the forum. I am a 26 year old Paramedic looking to transition into real estate investing. I have left the field and recently starting working as an assistant for a prominen...
Julie George
Tenant slips and injures knee during a flash flooding
Hi all!I would like to get some advice regarding landlord/tenant responsibilities. Maybe some of you can shed some light on my situation. Thanks in advance!I am a landlord in Chicago and own an apartment unit in the b...
Ian Thomas
Getting Started In Real Estate Investing
Do I need to have a job in order to get started in real estate investing? I recently got let go by my former employer due to a family medical emergency where I had no more FMLA left. I state that because that situatio...
E.S. Burrell
Buying your own health insurance
Hi all.... I own six properties and my goal is to purchase 2 more by the end of the year. I also work FT. I need the health insurance benefits my job offers. How do you all manage health insurance? Do you buy your ow...
Kyle Brock
Entering Real Estate. Looking for Advice
Hello, my name is Kyle. I came to Bigger Pockets because I have always found real estate and the markets concerning it to be fascinating. As I'm entering this career I'm interested in what others are doing. I come fro...
Michelle Kaufman
Covid19 and Harassment by the president of the board of my co-op
I own a co-op in Hallandale Beach Florida, my renters brother got stuck in Florida with him because of the pandemic. The president of our association has harassed me about the brother being there. The president is a C...
Troy Fisher
Another Seattle Red Flag
http://murray.seattle.gov/murray-constantine-city-council-declare-emergency-announce-new-investments-to-respond-to-homelessness/#sthash.DTi5L6ea.dpbsMayor Murray Declares an emergency granting him some pretty powerful...
Kevin Allen
Heat/air in extreme conditions
Has anyone ever had the air at a sfr go out mid summer or the heat mid winter. I’m not talking about a repair. I’m talking if it’s going to take a couple days to replace. What do you do? Bring in window units or p...
Travis Cripps
Young dentists looking to start investing
Hello everyone,I am new to BiggerPockets but already have found this community very helpful, so thank you! My wife and I are both dentists in Kansas city, MO. Our first goal was the buy a 2-4 unit to get started and I...
Pavan Sandhu
1.5x the deposit to compensate for lack of credit
Anyone have experience going through this ?
I felt comfortable moving forward for an applicant for one of my rentals but just to cover me a bit I asked for 1.5x the deposit. The applicant was unwilling and kind of up...