Justin Owens
How many tenants is too many?
I had a prospective tenant showing of a 2 bed 2 bath Townhome with a very small walled courtyard. The online questionairre indicated there would be 3 adults a 2 dogs. After speaking with the woman who showed up, she a...
Karli F.
I need remodeler referrals in Minnesota for first flip!
Well BiggerPockets, I finally found an amazing property to flip. I have a hard money lender set up. The house is higher end and needs a lot of work so I need a full time contractor/remodel company to assist me. I ...
Walter Martin
Newbie from Los Angeles, Ca
Good morning everyone out there who is operating in the Real Estate Industry!I’ve been browsing behind the scene of the Forums and the BP community. Already I love the new member process and could hardly wait to say ...
Derek Petersen
RE Biz Scaling, Roles, Working with your Spouse
To the folks who have gone from real estate as a lucrative hobby to opting out of your W2 and transitioning to a business-After you have developed your business plan; the how, the why, and the what at some point you w...
Alex Nelson
Can I Deduct My New Laptop?
Hi Guys,I thought I remembered hearing that if you purchase a laptop that will be used for investing, that you can write this off as a tax deduction as long as it is used primarily for investing purposes. I have jus...
Jerry Skefos
Website Idea: Investors can review their Lenders
I've personally worked with a handful of "investor-friendly" lenders, primarily on DSCR loans in recent years, and each time I've run into significant delays, lack of transparency about the process, have been fed the ...
Joe Fairless
Just reached over $100,000,000 in apt communities: Lesson Learned
Wanted to share a lesson learned from the last deal I closed on, a 200 unit, in Dallas. That puts my company at over $100,000,000 assets under management (1,438 units).Before I do, if you want to check out the lessons...
Daniel E.
Can you email a nonperforming (NPN) borrower?
Wanted to know if it is legal to email a borrower. I have the work / personal email (borrower is an unaffiliated realtor) and have not been able to get a hold of the borrower. Wanted to try email, just to get the dial...
Bill Gulley
The Fate Of "Educators" and the FTC
Since the Fair Trade Amendment Act 2013, the FTC is getting more involved with real estate transaction, advertising, brokering activities and pricing of services as well as other areas. https://www.ftc.gov/system/file...
Calvin Lipscomb
Working With Real Estate Agents in Chicago
I am having some very bad experiences working with agents in Chicago. They have all been the non-listing agents and I fully understand why the listing agents do what they do, they want all of the commission for thems...