![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/121327/small_1621417812-avatar-bensiegelbaum.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello everyone,
Happy New Year to you all!
I am currently working overseas but have been watching a property in my neighborhood and waiting for it to come onto the market. The ARV is $60k, will rent for $800/mo, a...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/537505/small_1621492057-avatar-joshp29.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
[punchline at the end] I have a legacy tenant that has been living in the building since purchase (7 years ago) and they recently killed their gas range with only one of 4 burners working. When they notified me it wa...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1908684/small_1640021707-avatar-kylerj1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have poured my cash into STR construction projects, and so actually have a loss which nearly equals my income.Using the "STR Loophole", this should enable me to deduct these expenses from my W2 income. However, this...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1863604/small_1621516217-avatar-alij30.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Too often, I see individuals who want to become real estate investors but don't bother taking that first step because they don't have the savings for a house down payment and/or have no credit. What many don't know is...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/400606/small_1621449232-avatar-mattr36.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello all!If you manage and maintain your own properties, what spare parts do you stock?What I have in mind are things that might make the house "unlivable", or parts that can be used to at least make the house safe o...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/110007/small_1694663063-avatar-ukrsindicat.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Happy AC season opening everyone! The summer is kicking up a notch in Florida and Im getting constant AC trouble calls for my properties as HVAC are working in the sixth gear. This weekend I had to deal with tenant wh...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/755686/small_1695122703-avatar-johnam.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello,I own a home in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. It rains a lot here and we have clay soil. There was some cracking in my foundation when I bought the place but I had the foundation inspected and the engineer ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1018358/small_1695423257-avatar-katp3.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
My daughter is currently residing in my upstairs unit, along with a roommate. The roommate has a scheduled surgery for a dislocated shoulder, I was told the boyfriend pushed the roommate out of a moving vehicle. I tol...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1802232/small_1621515688-avatar-jdbock2k.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So, I use BatchLeads to send SMS and they will show you which numbers have been flagged as spam so you can order new numbers regularly. I use Xencall as my dialer and they don't seem to have the feature. I emailed the...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/51583/small_1621411531-avatar-jeff1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Never have used a financial advisor and not seeing the use for one. I know they are big into insurance etc. Do you use?