Mergim Kacija
HOA fined me $12,000 for allegedly short-term renting my condo (Chicago)
Hello BP Community,I've been accused of short-term renting my unit (which I have not) and was fined $12,000. Furthermore, the building's bylaws have a 25% rental cap, and my unit is NOT approved, yet I informed them t...
Renee R.
Rent increase on bad tenants
Since I only have two years of REI under my belt, this is more of a check in to see if I’m going down the right path here and if there’s anything else I could be doing.I have trouble tenants that I inherited and their...
Daniel Ortiz
Reserves - How much cushion do you need?
Hi All, My goal is to purchase a multi family rental in 2018 and house hack it. I'm curious to know how much you all budgeted for reserves when you purchased your first deal? Would you take your 401k into consideratio...
Jennifer Schelkopf
What properties did you buy in 2020?
With just a few weeks left in the year, it's likely that I'll end 2020 having made no purchases. I only began looking in earnest in late October, so I don't feel too bad about it, but I'd love to hear about what YOU p...
Ben Stout
What Makes a "Sub$30k" House?
I've started a new "Sub$30k" thread in an effort to step away from the chaos that has become a few of the other threads. While I've reviewed most of the opinions contained in their respective comments sections, I'd li...
Benjamin Ervin
Second "Deal" in the Books - Photos and Description Included
It has been a few months since I have really been active on BP, but my wife and I just came to the conclusion of our second “deal” and I wanted to jump back on to share some of the details and transformation photos wi...
Account Closed
Is BP just for guys?
A recent BP blog article by Scott Trench had the phrase “. . . guys like us here on BiggerPockets . . . “ I commented about the gendered language, because if people don’t realize they’re doing it, it can never change....
Kay H.
Could this be a good deal even though it has negative cash flow?
Hi guys. I'm in the process of purchasing a property, but I just realized it has negative cash flow when I factor in the maintenance and vacancies. However, I think one of the main reasons it has negative cash flow is...
Aaron Dixon
Tampa and Rising Sea Levels
Hey All,A family friend of mine has instilled the fear of Tampa as a whole being a poor long term investment due to Sea Level Rise (SLR). It seems without a significant investment into preventative measures Tampa and ...
James Carlson
Hot take: Personal booking websites for your STR are overrated
Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...