Kevin Huang
Tenant wants to terminate lease early
Just received a text from one of my tenants yesterday stating that they intended to terminate their lease early at the end of the month. These tenants have been a royal pain in my rear end lately, and honestly I woul...
Kevin Zhang
3D Printed Houses - will we see housing price plummeting?
Hi BP CommunityI kept reading the news that 3D printed houses are taking off (first in NYC, now in TX). See below link. How is this going to affect the house price? And what actions should we take now? https://www.goo...
Scott Trench
What Macro Data Study Should BiggerPockets Provide to Investors?
Hi Everyone,Last year, @Alec Neita and I built the BiggerPockets Investment Market Index - a study of rent and value increases, year over year, in the 50 most populous U.S. metros. I think that study is useful for in...
Joel Owens
Current tax reform status 12-2-2017 / Senate Passes Resolution
Dear ICSC Member,In the wee hours of this morning the U.S. Senate passed its version of a tax reform bill by a 51-49 margin along party lines. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) was the only Republican to vote against it due t...
Account Closed
24yo, What to do with capital
Hi Bigger Pockets,I'm fortunate at 24 to have no student debt and about 70k in on hand cash to buy some real estate.What I'd like to do is purchase 1 or 2 SFR and start riding the mortgages out, but this doesn't leave...
Justin Capps
Who is responsible for extremely high water bill?
I manage a duplex where the owner pays for water. I received a call from the water company telling me we may have a leak because of the usage. Upon inspection at the property, we found that no lines busted but that a ...
Christopher Keivit
First yellow letters are in the mail!
So today I dropped my first batch of yellow letters in the mail! It is finally the first solid action I have taken. I sent out 35 and am hoping for as high as a 10-12% reply. But even if I only get one deal, it wil...
Jared Knudson
Direct mail marketing
Hey everyone,So I've decided I'll be marketing out of state landlords with 50%+ equity every 6-8 weeks via direct mail, but I had a few questions. I want to start wholesaling, or fix/flipping, but I'm not opposed to ...
Leon L.
After the learning, studying, and research I'm now ready
Hello BP,After months of watching videos and building a good educational foundation I just got a loan for $25k from my 401K, and I'm ready to take action. I must admit, i am nervous as all get out. I have always bee...
Rebecca Froneyberger
President of Condo Association is a Thief!
I have been asking for the condo financials since 2010. At the end of 2012 my lawyer finally sent a letter requesting information including bank statements, financial documents, budget, annual report, etc. The on...