Mindy Jensen
Announcing BiggerPockets Reviews - What is important to you?
Hey hey hey fellow BiggerPocketeers!BiggerPockets is always looking for ways to improve the site - and what we hear over and over is: What is the best solution for X? and Has anyone used X company?We've heard yo...
Account Closed
Appointing an "acting-landlord"...tenants refuse to acknowledge
I'm a landlord of a multi-unit property and all of my leases are between myself and the tenants. However, im moving out of state soon and have a friend willing to take care of rent collection, evictions, and everythin...
Tyler Frost
Text Blasting as the New Direct Mail
So based on the podcasts from a couple of weeks ago with the gentleman from Mississippi and some other things I've been hearing, text blasting kind of seems to be the new wave of direct mail. I like the idea because y...
Jamal L.
increase in water bill can possibly affect returns
DPW Requests Hearing to ReviewWater/Sewer Rate Adjustments, New Rate StructureMinimum Billing Out, Monthly Billing In The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is proposing a three-year package of single-di...
Thad Morton
Property Management: PM software, maintenance & showings
Hello all, I'm new to Bigger Pockets and a residential property manager in the DFW area. Our company is currently a 2 man operation and we manage about 130 doors and growing. I'm new to the business but my partner h...
Me Me
can you get a short-sale approved with no hardshps, and w/o neg. affecting credit
If you want to do a short sale but have never been delinquent, have no trouble making payments, and do NOT want the bank to forgive the difference, but allow you to make arrangements to pay it off (assume as a loan o...
Melissa Faraias
Neighbor wants to rent my SFH to foster special needs kids - Advice Needed
Hello BP community,I have just finished rehabbing my first rental property and the next door neighbor approached me and asked me if I would consider renting the property to her since she is licensed to foster special ...
Kristin Caras
Preventing Pipe Freeze
I have a property that has 3/4 units heat turned on. Unfortunately, a tenant left and didn’t pay his electric bill. The soonest the electric company can come out and turn on heat to the unit is 8 days from today. The ...
Bailey Kramer
Short Term Rentals versus Mid Term Rentals
Curious on your opinion on short term rentals versus mid-term rentals? While short term rentals typically provide higher cash flow, mid term rentals help to provide stability. What type of rental do you prefer and why?
Jon Holdman
water bills paid by tenants
In my area, water providers are allowed to place liens on the property if the bill is unpaid. I've had tenants skip out owing water bills. So, on the most troublesome property I've kept the bill in my name and requi...