Paul Sandhu
What's the most drama you've had with an STR?
Monday was a rain day for my tenants. They couldn't work. Guy #1 called me and asked if there was any work he could do. I gave him a chainsaw and told him to clear out all the overgrown trees around a STR. Found o...
Chris Virgil-Stone
Excuses Don't Achieve Goals
This is the story of my first steps as a real estate investor and some of the challenges I faced. I'm writing this in hopes that other's will take control of their future and dreams instead of letting their past or wh...
Geoff Bolton
Turnkey provider not allowing access to new construction home?
New investor here that's been using a turn key provider and I have what I hope is a newb question. I am concerned by the fact that I have a deposit down on what's a new build construction home from a turnkey provider...
Charles Cackler
Landlord Starting Out Need Advice
Hello BiggerPockets forums.As a bit of background, I'm in Memphis, TN, and while I have well over a decade's experience in investing, I have never done any real estate investments other than some REITs.I have about $1...
Adam Sheren
How I got paid to buy a 10 unit
https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10278/67324-how-i-got-paid-10k-by-purchasing-a-10-unit
Eric Knapp
Eviction drama
So I am in the process of evicting a problem tenant. Lease expired and I don't want to renew, and he owes rent. Served him with a 3-day Pay-or-Quit. Sent petition to court and am now awaiting a hearing date. Today...
Mark N.A
Cash for Keys
Around here the banks offer $500 “Cash for Keys” to foreclosees if they will vacate quickly and leave the premises “broom clean”.
How about you landlords out there? Do you give any monetary incentives to avoid forma...
Dan Perrott
Court ordered Eviction - what do I do if they will not vacate?
I went to court earlier this week and the judgment was made against my tenant for non-payment of rent. I have a court order in hand that the tenant must vacate by 4pm tomorrow. The tenant has been served the same p...
Nicole A.
More awful landlord laws for Baltimore City have been proposed.
Senate Bill 801, House Bill 0796--This bill is proposing to obtain additional funds for evictions and will adversely affect owners of units in Baltimore City. This bill will cause delays in evictions and owners will ...
Will Barnard
Mitigating Risk, a point of view discussion
In a recent thread, one member asked the other member the following:"I'm curious as to how you mitigate your risks? I totally understand using your own money has far less headaches than dealing with the banks or priv...