Matt Mainini
How to overcome emotionally difficult tenants?
I knew this would happen eventually, but I still don't know how to overcome it mentally. My goal is to grow my business (currently 3 rental properties) and work on systems and whatnot, yet I'm deeply troubled by one ...
Ryan Rodriguez
Closed My First Buy & Hold in Los Angeles
BiggerPockets Family, I want to share with you all a quadplex deal I closed back earlier this year in East Los Angeles.About the Deal:Property was listed on the MLS for $615k. Each Unit was 700Sqft with 1 bed/bath. Th...
Account Closed
Metro Phoenix homebuilding hits decade high - Sounds Good to Me
Phoenix went from bad to worse to worst(?) when the housing market crashed. That was then, this is now!I'm enjoying the ride. I find that the influx of people from other parts of the country (the soon to be 3 Califor...
Jason Munck
Gas Furnace out on a Sunday
Just got a call from my tenant saying the gas furnace isn't working. If I can't get a repairman out there today (it's Sunday) and they have to go a whole day without heat, what do you do? Tell them to suck it up ...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Happy Memorial Day)
Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...
Chris May
Force buyer to remove financing contingency? 14 days overdue
I'm looking for some advice here. We're selling our house and have been in escrow for 31 days now. The contract states 18 days for financing contingency removal.Basically the buyer's mortgage broker and the bank (Chas...
Michael Blank
What Kind of Returns Are you ACTUALLY Seeing?
So I've been looking for deals in the Washington DC, Baltimore and Richmond VA area, and I've spoken with a half a dozen other investors nationwide, and the theme seems to be the same:NO ONE SEEMS TO BE FINDING ANY DE...
Daniel Collins
Unlicensed Roofer Did Not Pull a Permit Now What?
We just bought a foreclosure and had three roofing companies give us a quote. We went with one and asked if they were licensed and insured. He said yes and showed us proof of his insurance. He is almost done with t...
Joe P.
Well, that escalated quickly... (tenant accused me of stealing)
This was an interesting one. The heat at one of my units has been wonky -- its steam radiator heat with the old-school upright radiators, and some were giving off great heat and some were not. This particular unit has...
Scott R.
Main sewer line replacement..
Im sure tons of you have replaced your sewer line yourself.. hopefully.. lol
bout to tackle this project myself and hopefully save several thousand dollars.. just wondering if anyone had any advise they'd like to shar...