Dylan Grieve
Made a huge mistake; seeking feedback
Hello ladies and gents of bigger pockets.I paid too much for my first house, and now am regretting it. Escrow closed this March, and I'm almost done rehabbing it; my out of pocket expenses (closing costs + rehab + mor...
Vicki X.
Tenants with 5 small dogs? Is it a good idea?
Hello, a family applied to rent my house. They are great and have "5 Pomeranians. All shots are up to date and they are seniors."The dogs have been living in their house (which they are selling) and things are under c...
Tom Sharkey
Should you charge a pet fee in your STR? YES, You should!
Do you allow pets in your short term rentals? There is good justification whether yes or no. We find it works for us in the summer season but it depends on your risk tolerance as pets can significantly damage your pro...
Abdenour Achab
How would you reach the homeowner or resident in these situations?
I live in California, and own six tax liens in Arizona for which the redemption period has expired. I mailed out the 30 day notice to start foreclosure on five of them over the last two weeks.
One of the properties i...
Sharon Rolel
16 unit century old building
I'm looking at this building, ARV (though I plan to hold) is 750k, needs 100k at least (150k pessimistic est), and the seller is down to 425k (mortgage is 410k which I will assume, though I will have to pay back some ...
Tom La Rosa
New House, Broken Sewer Line, Legal Problem, What to do ?
To make a long story short . . . .I bought a house 2 months ago, I just had the sewer line video scoped. There is a break in it, with tree roots inside.It has become apparent the previous owner knew about it and did n...
Mindy Jensen
You know you're a real estate geek when...
This pops up in your inbox, and you check your calendar to make sure you can go...
Katie Miller
What's something nobody tells you about Real Estate Investing, but should?
Title says it all: What's something nobody tells you about Real Estate Investing, but should?I'll go first: THE MAIL! and the TEXTS! It's overwhelming. I've never gotten more snail mail in my life (mortgage statements...
Josh L.
Carpeting
I know many landlords have gotten rid of most of their carpeting, but I'm still keeping it for the upstairs bedrooms, stairs, and for a living room downstairs. I've got tile in the rest of the house and hopefull...
Scott Ficek
Help me lower my eviction ratio
I have had a rash of evictions lately for non-payment and it has caused me to look introspectively at what I am doing or not doing when screening these tenants, that may result in me allowing bad tenants to slip throu...