Jon K.
Should I allow a Bunny?
Prospective tenant has a bunny.
- Bunny lives caged, outdoors (so they say).
- Tenant asks if bunny could come inside at times.
- This is a shared living situation, with me as a roommate.
- Tenant is moving from out ...
TJ Addison
Cleaning the property
I spent the better part of the day getting my property ready for the next tenant and thought about this... has anyone ever had their property cleaned while tenants were in place?
It would obviously eat into the retur...
Andrew Syrios
Visiting Chichén Itzá
Hey everyone, just curious is anybody is planning on visiting this prime piece of Mayan real estate after the BP conference? Would be fun to see some fellow BiggerPockets people there.
Jay Orlauski
Mountain Living
I've talked to a lot of people who are interested in living away from the city and want to move to the mountains. Maybe they've been watching too many episodes of "Mountain Men" .They talk of the romanticism of say...
John Cornelius
Hiring a private chef
Hi everyone,I'm planning to hire someone to cook dinner every night. Here's why I think this is a good idea. Please feel free to let me know if this is outlandish..1) The time I spend wondering what to eat for dinner,...
Leslie Stouffer
(Dis)advantages of buying a house next to a cemetery
Looking at a house to purchase to rent (not sure if short, medium or long) that is surrounded on one side by a decent sized cemetery. Right now it has a chain link fence and its at a dead end. I think a privacy fenc...
Liwen Gu
Is 24 hour cancellation enough notice for a handyman?
Hi, I'm wondering if giving a 24 hour cancellation notice is usually enough for a handyman/general contractor? If they had already prepurchased some of the material needed for the repairs and things like smoke detecto...
John Thedford
You Can't Get Blood Out Of A Turnip??
Dummy me. Waiting WAY too long to put my foot down on a delinquent tenant. Got caught up in school, etc. On Wed June 21 she stated she had mailed the rent. As of Saturday, June 24, no rent received. On Sunday I held a...
Fabiola F.
Referrals needed for CPA/tax strategist & trust attorney
Not all CPAs are created equal, and I'm firing mine because he's good for simple tax/accounting matters, but he's not a tax strategist. For instance, he didn't maximize my depreciations. Most of the CPAs I'm coming ac...
Steve Vaughan
I hit a personal goal today. Anyone else working on a cool goal?
So this was the last day of a fitness/slim-down challenge my extended family and I have been on since January getting ready for a wedding.
This was a SMART (Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant) goal and had a pos...