Hi all, new to the community here and thanks in advance for any advice. My family got into commercial real estate 2 years ago with a small retail shop. The existing tenant has been a real PITA. We've tried to work wi...
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Our first investment property was affected by the
December 2023 tornado outside of the Nashville area. Luckily, our insurance is
covering our rent and utilities until January 2025. My fiance and I were able
to find...
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Long story short: we are new to the game and the GC ran off with about $22k. What would you do? Take it as an expensive lesson? File a lawsuit? The contractor had us writing checks to his name and not his LLC name.
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Hi Bigger Pockets Community!I'm new here and to Real Estate. A family member of mine has a condo that the monthly association fees's are a bit behind. Say 4 or 5 months behine. I was wondering what's the procedure in...
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Hello, Back in August we had some roof damage to one of our rental in Dallas region. We got an estimate from a roof repair company and the estimate came to 12K.We got the insurance involved and while they agreed ...
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*Tenant Spellcheck is a blessingI have a 4 unit building full of tenants I inherited. One Tenant is in her late 50s and often pays 15 day late. But all ways paid. This September she slipped up and failed to pay. ...
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Hi, I am a landlord of a small mixed use property. My commercial tenant removed the protective steel gates without my permission. Replacing them would cost about $7500. Is this something I can file a claim for? Also, ...
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I became a new investor in 2022 and now I am needing to look into filing my tax returns. Would you recommend I find a local place or use some type of national chain? Do I need to be able to meet with them/drop off pap...
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I have a tenant who moved out recently. The damages exceed their security deposit. I mailed them a security deposit statement using certified mail after 7 days of their move out. They refused that certified mail. Can ...
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Hi Everybody!I just closed on my first property today! I'm super excited! Anyway... It's a tenant occupied duplex in Oakland CA. Both units are occupied. Anyone with experience doing this in oakland CA, my question is...