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Hello all,I've been asked by a colleague if I had any interest in being a private $$ lender for a home flip in the Chicagoland area. I have no experience in this and I'm not even sure where to start to know how the pr...
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Hi. I'm new to Biggerpockets. My intention is to buy rental income property. I live in the SF Bay Area where re is prohibitively expensive for most, including me. I own my primary residence here but was thinking about...
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I've gone both ways. In one case the lawnmower broke (pull handle) with the first tenant and in another, they bought a push mower, that...get's the job done.I'm debating on whether I want to have yet another appliance...
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Keynote: My goal is cash-flow from renting part of a house I live in, however Multi-family units in my area aren't very positive for my current price range. Dilemma is, I am currently renting so I need to decide if I ...
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I have a section 8 tenant who has requested a handicap ramp and other adjustment which is going to cost approximately $10,000 according to the property management. The tenant is currently on a month to month and has r...
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Hi all,
I'm scheduled to close in Nov on a 2-family. The inspection revealed some legitimate concerns about the foundation of the house. I was aware some of the stone and brick needed re-pointing when I put in my ...
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Uggh. I've got a crazy tenant. On the 28th when I was away she emails me saying the apartment is cold. We're having a historic cold snap btw. She immediately escalates to withholding rent. I tell her to call the local...
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Our current rental house tenant with one year lease was found by a realtor who we paid 5% yearly rental income as her commission when we rented the house to the tenant. The tenant wanted to extend the lease after a ye...
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Hello BP, A new Tenant just moved in on the 16th for a mid-term rental. She gave me an approval letter from a RN saying she requires an emotional support animal for her mental condition. It specifies a Cat. On her app...
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I have a tenant that is going to fill an emergency tenant remedies action on me which means I have 24 hours to fix the issue otherwise they are able to force me to pay for a hotel for them or something like that. Thi...