Matt Cramer
Can Rich Dad Poor Dad beat up Dave Ramsey?
To borrow or not to borrow, debt free is the way to be etc etc etc. The way I see this is a risk vs reward. How do you decide though where the risk is to great or the reward to little? How do you decide to purchase a ...
Raj Gandhi
Reminder for Minnesota Property Managers - Send Property Valuation to Tenants
Minnesota property managers, you should have received 2015 Property Valuations and estimated 2015 taxes in the mail recently. Per State of MN instructions on the certificate of rent paid (CRP) form, link on this page...
Scott F.
Eviction - What did I do wrong to have this happen?
I always thought I did a good job of screening, gut checking, red flag observing – the usual seasoned Landlord stuff. My process:Credit check, criminal check, social security verification, former Landlord verification...
Hunter McDonald
Is it wrong to convince tenants to do house maintenance?
When I was still renting from other people I had a landlord that would always seem to find a way to convince us to do repairs around the house ourselves, such as fixing a toilet or the washing machine. He was a pretty...
Jeffrey Scholz
Is it always wrong to buy a newer house at retail?
Hello Bigger Pockets, First Post! Thanks for such a wonderful resource!Question: Is buying a house at retail really that undesirable?I’m speaking in the context of buying a house for long term rental income, not flipp...
Andrew O'Kane
Am I wrong to assume I can save over $120k / year?
Some background info. My girlfriend and I are both 26/27. I make ~$250k / year in sales while she makes ~$100k / year as a product manager. I only see these incomes rising over time. We live in a rather expensive city...
Michael Dobbins
Am I Wrong To Hold Out For The Right First Property?
Hey everyone,First off, I'm a newbie to BiggerPockets after just finishing Brandon Turner's Investment Property book so thank you for taking the time to check out my first post!My question is - I live in the Nashville...
Paul Bowers
Using a % of rent to calculate CapEx seems wrong to me
I'm brand new at this but it seems that using a percentage of the rent to set aside for CapEx doesn't seem to make sense. Let's assume I buy two different 1,500 square foot houses and one rents for $2,000 per month a...
Cameron Riley
Is it wrong to accept 20-25 applications with the fees?
Hi guys! how many applicants per unit? Sometimes I’m getting 20-25 people paying and filling out applications with the fees, how about you?When does In become unethical?
Ben Hughes
Why is it wrong to use more than one RE agent?
So I am just getting more into investing now. Several investors have suggested you contact several RE agents to get them looking for properties for you. Now I've heard from a few RE agents that if agents know if you...