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I've been a podcast listening for about a year now and have followed discussions in the forums, however this is my first post. I'm a commercial real estate broker in San Diego, CA, and over the past few years have sta...
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I have been having good success with SFR rentals, but am now being offered a duplex and is will be a good deal. SFR's were 3/1 duplex is 2-2/1's. can anyone give me an idea of change in vacancy rates or tenant quali...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,
My wife and I purchased a house in Katy, TX a few years ago for $230k, right before the market surged. We secured a 3.2% interest rate and currently owe about $200k. The house is now wo...
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I'm trying to launch my wholesaling business while working full time. I work in Construction and was rained out this week. I seized the opportunity to "Jumpstart" things by taking some much needed action steps. Here i...
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A post in the landlording section inspired me to review and post numbers. One thing to think you are being honest with yourself, quite another to put it out there for critique by more seasoned investors.Putting my num...
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I'm hiring a property management company to run my first multifamily property. What questions should I ask and how do I monitor the tasks they are performing. (Ex. If I wanted to see which tenants are paying on time ...
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Calling all contractors, what software or cloud based systems are you using for bidding jobs? What software are you using (if separate from bidding) to manage jobs (calendars, plans and files uploads, gant charts, CRM...
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I'm setting up a new rental (large SFR with backyard) in Cozy and can't decide if I should allow pets or not. My current tenants don't have pets, so it didn't come up previously, but with the new listing I'm leaning t...
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So I just closed on another rental property and was over there doing some rehab earlier today.
As I was hauling some old rolls of carpet out to the dumpster I noticed this cute squirrel that was sitting on the front ...
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I posted this for discussion on the investment aspects of Detroit.
I am very pro Detroit, but not ready to invest there yet--too many problems.
I think it has a ways to go before I'd be comfortable investing there.=...