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Hello! I am beyond excited to have found this community and am happy to say that I have listened to 20 of the BP podcasts and love them.My name is Jon, and I'm a 24 year old recent graduate from Occidental College and...
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I have one condo in a building. The building seems to be cockroach infested. I have had pest control in the unit on a regular schedule, but the problem keeps getting worse. Is it wise to call the village so they ca...
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I'm a newbie in the Columbus, OH area and wanted to get some insights in working with with GC's. I have a few that have been referred to me and wanted to survey BP for the best way to interview/screen them. My strat...
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Hello all! My name is Adam and I live in Norman, Oklahoma. I have been investing locally since about 2008. At that time I was working 60-65 hours per week for a local restaurant management group. I saw REI as a way to...
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Hi there, my name is Tyler from Columbus. I'm currently working on a fix/flip on the South Side of Columbus and am interested in more opportunities in up-and-coming neighborhoods throughout Columbus. My professional b...
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Hello everyone,
I work for a big German multinational and will transfer to the US starting next year. My goal is to stop renting my savings away and househack my first property in the US (co-owner of some properties ...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm Brent from Grove City,OH. I've been a full-time REALTOR since 2010 and have a small portfolio (3) of long-term rentals. I've been dabbling in investing for a few years and my goal is...
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Hello :),
I saw in Brandons Topic the calculation of commercial properties in the US. I was little confused about this.
CAP RATE = NOI / COST
therefore
COST = NOI / CAP RATE
is okay for me, but in Brandons case the...
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Hi-My tenent in a single family house has requested permission to get a dog. They already have a couple cats and pay $30/month extra for that. If they get a dog - requested German Shepherd or pitbull - then I will nee...
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Hello all -
In the past, have never rented to anyone that needs Section 8 housing but am now contemplating whether I should consider it because of the guaranteed payments from the government. So I am looking for you...