Melissa S Vrobel
Good tenants but want to raise the rent
Hi all BP,I need some guidance. I have a tenant that has been great. They moved from my one rental to a larger one and agreed to the rent. Fast forward 5 yrs and I haven't raised their rent. I am now losing money ...
Lee Lockhart
Dose of Reality, please... I need to read the Bad and Ugly..
Hi Bigger Pockets, I need to read about both sides of the real estate investment coin. The overwhelming majority of posts appear to illustrate that investors are making the right moves all the time: every property is ...
Aaron S.
Trying to dig myself out of a little hole; advice requested
33, salary 95k, MCOL area. $4,000 in credit card debt and I pay $400/mo child support. Other income is ~$300 in disability income and ~$250 from teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the side.live with girlfriend who makes ...
Steve Maye
Selling a rental unit. Can I claim a loss?
In 2010, I purchased my single family residence and thought I was there to stay. In February 2012, I was relocated out of state. Due the still poor real estate market I elected to rent my home. I want to sell t...
Chrissa Carlson
Hello! New investor in Baltimore, MD
Hi everyone, this is my new member introduction. I'm embarking on investing with my husband in search of financial independence and flexibility. We have very complementary skills--he's great at finance, analysis, and ...
Amanda Green
Closing costs in Rental Income?
Hello Internet's Landlords! This is my first post on BiggerPockets, so please forgive any lingo spelling errors and the like.I am interested in buying a rental property. I know the purchase price, approximate rental i...
David Kim
Do you have any personal rules for when to file an insurance claim?
Historically, I've been very averse to filing insurance claims for fixing things like broken windows, since I worry about premiums going up too aggressively, and the general ability to get insured at all. I just kind ...
Yenlan Patton
Should you make improvement of rental property to reduce tax ?
What would you do to help reducing your taxes with your rental property income ? we have more income from our rental homes this year which is a good thing but other hand we will pay more taxes next year. Any thought. ?
Supada L.
Getting out of Negative Equity
Hello,I have a long-distance rental home that is NOT in a good location and is worth less than my mortgage balance of $60,000. My listing agent suggested two options:1. Sell it to the investor for a bit below $40,000 ...
Gail L boucher
Looking for investments to avoid capitol gains
Greetings my name is Gail Boucher. I 70 y.o. and own a 3 family which im sick of being a landlady. I bought the house for 230 in 2007 and its worth 600 now. I dont want to buy another rental obviously but i want to av...