Steven W.
Lease to a Airbnb investor?
Biggerpockets Community,I'm hoping you can help me. I am finalizing the renovation of a property and looking to find a renter. I've always rented long-term and have no experience in short-term rentals. I recently rece...
Jim Bryant
Anyone invest in the Illinois Valley, LaSalle-Peru Area
Just curious to see if anyone else is investing in this area. Kind of a small place but with dirt cheap housing. If anyone works in this area there might be opportunity for collaboration or at least war-story excha...
Bryce Jamison
Do you buy older homes for long term rentals?
I tend to shy away from homes over ~20 years old to buy and hold for long term renting. This is because I'm concerned that even though the things in the house I can see look great things like the electrical, plumbing,...
Heather De lap
Water bill is very high and no visible leaks
So very long story shortened my water bill is extremely high this month. We average $35.00 a month and this month it was $151.20. The jerk landlord told us in a very nasty little note to check out water leaks which we...
Eric T.
Out of State Investing
Since CA doesn't seem like a very efficient option, I've taken to exploring my options out of state. Just from browsing the forums it seems many members recommend places like TX, GA, AZ, Vegas etc. However, I thought...
Irvin Nguyen
Tvs in every room?
Hi guys,Looking to setup one of my an STR and was only planning to set up a TV in the living room and master room. Its a 5 bedroom home, was curious to see if NOT having TV's in every room is a deal breaker? The tv's ...
Steve Cook
Property Management - Repair Mark-ups?
Hi BP!Happy new year! I own three investment properties in Indianapolis that are professionally managed. I was on the phone with my property manager the other day and he said something that caught my attention. He ...
Stuart Udis
Structuring your entities for anonymity is NOT asset protection
I am tired of reading about real estate investors seeking advice on where they should incorporate or how they should structure their entities for anonymity. Anonymity is NOT asset protection. To lay it out as simply ...
Lyndal McMurphy
No heat/hot water, tenant wants a hotel
My tenant in a SFH (single mother with toddler) was contacted by the gas company saying she was using excessive gas. They sent a technician out who did a pressure test on the gas line and said there is a leak on the ...
Ryan Dossey
Direct Mail = Police Report
Man people are nuts.... Seriously. I make it stupid easy to get off my list. Send me a text or call. No big deal. "Hello Mr. Dossey. This is officer ***** with the ********** police Department. There's a woman up here...