Jen Harwood
Have prior landlord references been helpful in tenant screening?
Hi all,I've thus far been fairly lucky with tenants in my two SFH rentals, but did have one bad experience. We had checked with our tenant's last landlord, and while she did not lavish her with praise, she didn't say ...
Fernando Angelucci
Lender / Real Estate Investor from Chicago new to BP
Hello BP Family!My name is Fernando Angelucci and I am excited to join the community.Here is a little about me and what I want to accomplish:In my lending business, I will be increasing my portfolio to $20M in capital...
Glenn Tracy
Is filing a lien necessary
Hi guys! Ok, so here's the situation....I'm a newbie RE Investor and had plans of going into business with a friend who I've known for over 20 years. This guy has been in the RE business for the past 20 plus years a...
Gaurav Vedi
How to create LLC/Scorp structure for Rental properties
Hello all,I have multiple rental properties but haven't created any LLC structure. Now that I have read multiple posts and received recommendations from others and read BiggerPockets threads, I am inclined to create E...
Roman Pak
Getting ready to do my first solo deal
Over the last several months I've spent a significant amount of time reading books, BP forums and almost anything I could get my hands on, to prep myself for my Real Estate journey.
I've finally lined up a ha...
Peter Morgan
Tenant sealed vent registers in winter to use his own heater
Hello,I had a tenant last winter and the heat in his unit was supplemented by the unit above him.It gets really cold down there in winter but he chose not to have free heat and sealed the vents tightly with an aluminu...
Account Closed
Capital Projects: Save or Wing it?
Do you pro-actively save for major projects (new roof, new HVAC, new water heater, etc)? Or, do you sort of wing it and hope for the best, knowing that you'll probably have enough cash on hand to cover something li...
Christian Bors
Declining a tenant's application
I have a prospective tenant that filled out our application. Originally, her fiancée and her 3 kids were going to move in. I told them our process and standards we require for our rental units. First, they must fil...
Samuel Bavido
Wausau, WI Duplex; rehab, plus section-8
The Basics: Upper/Lower duplex in Wausau, Wisconsin. 1910 square feet, lower is 3 bed/1 bath, upper is 2 bed/1 bath. Built in 1900. Lower is currently rented for $550/month, upper is vacant. Neighborhood is borderline...
Nancy Roth
Should I kick them out?
A 3/1 townhouse I own in Baltimore was trashed by a Section 8 tenant who moved out at the end of 2016. I spent more than I expected getting it back in shape. Then had difficulty renting it for several months, for vari...