Zach Schwarzmiller
Raise Rents OR Split Utilities?
Greetings,
I owner occupy a Tri-Plex in Snohomish County near Seattle, Washington and have been there for 60 days now. I've had enough time to get to know the tenants - previously poorly managed by Century 21...
Michelle McAlister
Tenant destroyed property upon eviction
My tenant in Florida destroyed unit (duplex) upon notice of eviction. Broke windows, punched holes in all the walls, damaged appliances. Do any of you file legal action to collect or do you let it go? I have a prope...
John Kernen
First crack at a purchase has been discouraging.
I have been looking for ther right deal for some time now. Dragging a realtor around to every house in town. The market is tough right now but I keep hanging on the thought that if I don't get started I never will....
Tom Kairys
I a 50/50 split deal on fix & flip property common for mentor?
Hello BP,I am a newbie in REI and I live in Chicagoland. Just recently signed up with BP. So far it's been great! Trying to study hard and read forums as much as I can. I decided to start my REI career with fix & ...
Natasha M.
To Be OR NOT To Be a Licensed Agent
Hi Everyone,I'm getting mixed messages on whether to become a licensed agent as an investor. Some agents tell me that there are already too many realtors & investors. Also, It's not worth getting your license beca...
Brandon Ingegneri
$35K profit double assignment
Recently, another investor that I have done tons of business with over the years called me because he came across a house that he knew I would like. Up and coming neighborhood that I knew really well, multi family th...
Robert Steele
Scaring my hard money lender
I found a deal that I wanted to run by everyone here. A deal so scary my hard money lender needs to think twice about financing me. This wouldn't be the first time. Last time I scared the hell out of him with a mold p...
Michael Douglas Christensen
My Plan to Start Investing
Hi BiggerPockets! I have been learning a lot for the past several months, have come up with a plan, and wanted to run it by all of you with much more experience than me to see if my plan seems reasonable.This Tuesday ...
Mark Manship
Hold out for Sale or Transition to Renting
I'll try to keep this as specific as possible as to prevent the "...it depends" responses. I understand this is a lengthy post, but it is all in the interest of garnering the most pointed advice.BLUF: Wife and I own a...
Josee Fortin
Calgary, Alberta Real Estate Investing
Hi there, I am new to real estate investing. We currently own a property where we rent out the basement suite and live upstairs. This is the first step we took towards achieving our real estate investment dreams! Look...