Matthew Cervoni
Tuesday Tip: Ditch the Spreadsheets
This week's Tuesday Tip is for anyone still doing their bookkeeping on a Google Sheet or Excel file. Bookkeeping is an essential function to any real estate investor's business, the reason being is that when done righ...
Luke J Nelsen
YOUR PORTER ACQUIRED BY GUESTY-THOUGHTS?
Today, Guesty has announced its acquisition of Your Porter(see link below for announcement). As always, they say that nothing will change. I am literally just starting out in the STR game. We close on a Smoky Mountain...
Rj Escalera
property management professionals
hey i'm looking to bounce some questions off local property managers in the area but i don't see a subthread for the topic. just curious how fees are assessed ie; i know the norm for a property management is usually 1...
Neema Fotoohi
How do YOU find NOD's?
I'm curious to know the different ways/sources you use find properties that have Notice of Default (NOD).
Joe Soto
Determining Rental Rates for properties
Hello! I'm new to the rental properties business and was curious to learn what resources ya'll use to create comparisons for appropriate rental rates for new properties you purchase in a specific area? For instance, i...
Samuel Olivas
Starting off with no-money / going into first deal with nothing down.
This is my first post on biggerpockets.com & I would like start by saying how useful all the free resources and information has been on here. I currently live & am looking to invest in Michigan. Ive always wan...
Gary Dezoysa
My out of state investing plan
Hi,Any thoughts on my investing plan are appreciated:--Invest out of area in a low COL area. Try to meet the 2% rent rule (or better). I'm thinking Cleveland at the moment. Target 3 bed 2 baths in working class neighb...
Account Closed
Questions about becoming an appraiser
Hey everyone!As I've been looking at getting started in real estate, I've felt a little insecure about what I can bring to the table as an investor. I don't know much about construction, and (at the moment) I'm not a ...
Andrew Thomas Vedder
How do I find distressed off market properties with motivated sellers?
Hey BP members, Foremost, thanks for taking the time to view this post! Any information you can provide for me is truly appreciated. I am trying to comprise a formula to effectively find off market properties in the g...
Brandon Taylor
Denying tenant if they don't have an email or are not tech savvy
This is for a property in Covington, KY (right across Ohio river from Cincinnati, OH).I find that many of my tenants/applicants are not tech savvy (don't know how to use email even).Am I allowed to mandate that applic...