Ashton Cleveland
USAA Career Starter loan as a future down payment?
I recently commissioned into the Air Force and am considering the USAA Career Starter loan for a future down payment or rehab on a duplex.. with a variety of ways to go about it. I say "future" because I am in pilot t...
Tosha Revere
To renew or not to renew
Long post warning....New landlord here, my first tenants (mom/daughter) moved in Oct 2018. Daughter is 63 and Mom is 85. Mom had just enough income to qualify for 3x rent and good credit. Daughter had bad credit and...
Robert Silvernagel
Need help analyzing this SFH in Spokane
Hi guys, I'm new to the forums but have been listening to the BiggerPockets podcasts for the past few months in preparation for making my first investment property purchase. I'm really excited to get started with my f...
Kyle Falkenstein
Raising rent fair or unfair to this ideal tenant?!
I am getting ready to purchase this duplex for the intention of hacking to get out of debt from my early 20’s. The current tenant in there has been in there for 15 years! She’s sweet, kind, doesn’t complain much and r...
Ryan Peep
Why the BRRRR method may get your assets frozen
The BRRRR method: Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance then Repeat.
This investment strategy attempts to maximize return while deploying the least amount of capital. The idea is simple, put as little down as possible in orde...
Graham Glover
Buy & Hold Condotel units
I've recently come across a deal for 2 units in a condotel complex. I was wondering if all of my BP friends could give their opinions about these types of ventures. To me, it seems like an interesting niche. The ma...
Steven Bruce
Franchises? ("We buy ugly houses")
Anybody have any info on starting out through a franchise. I was looking into the company we buy ugly houses and they have a franchise for real estate investing. Anybody ever work with them or know if a franchise is a...
Edita D.
INCREASED water bill - should I be alarmed?
Hey guys!
We have a 4-plex in San Diego, CA, and the water bill went up from 250$ (60 day billing cycle) to around 400$... I am concerned that there could be some water leakage that can damage my property. W...
Tyler Rowley
Family That Needs a Break
Here’s the situation…I know a family who is going through a rough time. Mom, Dad + 8 kids. One of their daughters has leukemia.They were evicted last year and their new place just went on the market and they had to mo...
Brandon Gadish
Methods of Evicting Non-Paying Tenants
I just had a discussion about evicting non-paying tenants. I would love to hear other’s experiences here, but here is my preferred method of handling non-paying tenants.
I believe that people generally w...