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Hey y'all! I'm planning to get started early building my real estate portfolio, and I've done quite a bit of research on investing in rental properties. I'm currently a college student at the University of Notre Dame ...
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It surprises me how little pushback I receive from rental applicants when I ask for their social security number on my rental application. While I take care to safeguard their information and destroy it when I'm done,...
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I took a course via mail in making profits from processing tax lien & deed overbid refunds for homeowners who'd lost their homes. I'm ready to jump in starting with a county in SC. I expected to have to get limi...
Hi all,After doing some research, I think that I'm comfortable with the requirements of how to handle abandoned property or items that tenants leave behind after an eviction or left-the-city-overnight escapes...but I'...
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Hello, fellow BiggerPocketeers!Recently we asked you what sort of features you'd like to see on BiggerPockets, and a recurring suggestion was a way to save articles, videos, podcast episodes and forum threads so you c...
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Darin Garman - Has anyone had any dealings with this guy?
I thought he seemed pretty up and up, but then I ordered his
"Garman Analyzer for apartment and
commercial investment property analysis". It was OK, just an ...
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For house hacking on multifamily, can a family member occupy the property as a proxy (children of owner)How do the law ensure owner occupancy?I am new to REI so weighing in various options and thus stupid questions
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Hi, I am a landlord using a property management company for one time placement and not ongoing management. The property management company is refusing to share tenant information such as credit report and proof of emp...
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First off, great forum, I really appreciate all the help we have received here.
Second, I am not emotional about this, its a business decision for me, I am in this to make money.
We have tenants that are renting our...
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https://wlos.com/news/local/as...Just read this article and thought I'd share.Help me understand this:"An accessory unit, not part of someone’s home, can be rented as a short-term rental as long as the owner follows r...