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I am currently looking for a property to update. I've been looking at alot of downtown properties, but I dont' know where to get information on them. Alot of them look abandoned and need alot of cosmetic work. But I t...
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My property manager contacted me to let me know a tenant in one of my duplexes has been given a dog. They asked me if I would consider collecting a 200.00 pet deposit and 25.00 a month for pet rent or if I wanted to e...
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I am meeting with an 82 yr old lady in a couple days to begin discussions of owner financing her five paid for duplexes. She's had them over 20 years. She's been managing them for the most part for the last 6 years. S...
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Our Director of Operations, @Scott Trench , is quite young in the grand scheme of things.But his experience level raises his age considerably, and his thought processes show just how wise-beyond-his-years he truly is....
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We’re buying a coastal property and made the mistake of not getting references for an agent in that area. The one we ended up with is incompetent. Skipping past other issues to the about to be deal-breaker: We’re past...
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Hi, I've been providing an ongoing log of my first direct mail campaign (here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/34...). At the outset, I thought the weakest piece of this process would be fielding inq...
Just came across this list of most dangerous cities in America: Forbes 10 Most Dangerous US Cities and to my surprise many of the top rental markets spoke of by the other members are on the list! Detroit, St Louis, M...
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This Birmingham, Alabama property was put into service in September of 2014 and was the successful beta test to prove the concept of remote out-of-state investing. I acquired the property from a marketer that makes co...
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I only posting this for general thoughts and hope there is something I haven't thought of. I am not asking for legal advice just opinions if you were me. Any feedback would be appreciated. Ok here's my little situatio...
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I am a 29 year old male, married, with joint income living in Dallas. My wife and I bought our first home in Feb. 2020 for 360k (4bd/2ba), worth roughly 500k now. We were fortunate to save enough to buy a new primary ...