Andrew Simms
VRBO Guest - damaged our place and harassing
I’ll try to be as concise as possible:Had a nasty guest over Christmas. Left a bunch of trash (we charge $15/bag), she asked about this the night before checkout and confirmed the cost. We leave a starter pack of ever...
Matthew T.
"Back to Back" Closings vs "Assignment of Contract" Closings
I was wondering which one is better to do for investors who want to wholesale real estate.....a "back to back" closing where transactional funding is used OR a "assignment of contract" where the investor signs over hi...
Will Barnard
A real way to learn RE investing?
This topic is started based on another by our BP founder Josh D. in regards to the BP store. It was asked what us members would like to see added in the BP store and one of my suggestions was to add pay per view webin...
Account Closed
my flipping reality
I ordered a book lately on RE investing from Amazon, and the guru started out with the typical hype, selling the sizzle and not the steak. You know, the whole, imagine yourself living the dream, not having to work,...
Jill Curran
Opportunity Zones ?
Newbie here. I'm looking at a duplex as my first investment property, and after hearing about Opportunity Zones, I see that it's in one. I'm trying to understand what this means when it comes time to sell. OZ's look k...
Hunter McNeill
Management Agreement - "Add Agent as Additional Insured???"
I run a small management company and we have just a few clients so far but there is one thing on the management agreement I haven't really gotten a grasp on and can't seem to be able to explain it to my client. On sta...
Sam Gad
Is this safe?
Hello!Recently purchased multi-family and was told by the inspector that the landing structure at the steps isn't attached well to the house and it must be properly secured to the structure to prevent collapse. Not su...
Susan Tan
How to be OK w/ buying rentals sight unseen from out of state?
As I described in https://www.biggerpockets.com/..., I've purchased this 4plex sight unseen after watching the video tours made by my realtor/property manager, then reading the inspection & appraisal. I trust my ...
Trent Reeve
Email templates or examples
Newbie here, about to go live with our first STR. is there a site with some email templates/examples? Initial communications, day of arrival, post stay message, etc?
James Maher
Depreciation basis
I bought a house in 2011 and lived in it prior to moving out at the end of 2014. February of 2015 I began renting the house. I am trying to determine my cost basis for depreciation. I know that it will be the lesse...