Dale Mathie
Tenant Screening Question
Hello,This is my first post here, usually I just lurk so I can learn, but I am renting my first house, and I have an applicant that I am unsure of.The applicants job checked out (pay stubs and contacted employer), onl...
Stacey Blunt
Contractor Bid Questions
Ok, so me and my partner are doing our first rehab and are in the process of getting general and subcontractors into the single family home to give us bids on our renovations and improvements. We just got our first on...
Jeff Kehl
Capex vs Opex when looking at a T12
I've been thinking about making the jump to larger apartment complexes and reviewing a lot of T12s to understand them. One thing I find very misleading is that they seem to throw a lot of things into Capex, the 9400 s...
Kevin Samuels
Bringing a contractor on the very first visit
Hi, my wife and I have been looking at several properties in the Las Vegas Valley. We are constantly trying to find ways to streamline our process so we ca quickly decide if we are going to submit a bid or just move o...
Account Closed
First Flip. How important is a general contractor?
About close on my first house, was a hoarder house and going to need a lot of work. I want to hire a general contractor, I feel a good GC would help speed up the flip which would limit holding cost and help get a good...
James Partsch Jr
First Rental - Starting with a good process
My wife and I will be renting out our first property with a goal of occupancy by October 1. We are looking to begin the application process in the next one to two weeks. We plan to leverage the Bigger Pockets Lease ...
Vance Corich
Learning how to assess repair costs on the fly
Whether I am investing in flip deals or rent properties through BRRRR or any other strategy, forced equity seems to be a strong tool to build wealth and help drive success for us. One of the tons of the topics I have ...
Griffin Schermer
Bank Account Structure
My partner and I have been discussing how to separate out capital expenditures, repair and maintenance, vacancy, etc. for each rental within our bank. We now have a number of rental properties and are now trying to fi...
BB Liu
Learning rehabbing from my desk
I am new at this. But wait! Before you read my title, and reply by saying, "No one can learn rehabbing from a desk!!" -- Let me first say, I know this. Really, I do! Rehabbing, and real estate investing in gene...
Thomas Harr
$800k Flip For First Deal
Hi anyone who takes the time to read this,My name is Tom and I wanted to talk about my first deal and what the huge take-aways that I learned.A little bit about myself before I start. I am 23 years old in the Columbus...