Amy Belton
Crooked Contractors and Surprise Mechanical Liens
After a nightmare experience with a contractor that we kicked off the job back in April, we finally have our flip (was supposed to be a buy-and-hold property, but crooked contractor soooo) under contract.
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Joe Stone
Surprise house hack as first purchase
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Bloomington.
Purchase price: $101,000
Cash invested: $20,000
Owner Occupied and working towards my first house-hack. 100-year old...
Tara Gann
Surprise renovation even after 2 inspections
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Big Bear.
Purchase price: $166,000
Cash invested: $30,000
Located in 4 season tourist town, close to ski resorts, shopping and re...
Jon S.
First Joint Venture, No Surprises Please!
Could this blow up in my face? I bought an SFR that I haven’t renovated yet. I own it free and clear. I have $100k in it. It needs a full renovation of $$40-60k depending on how extensive the rehab is. My capital is t...
Peter Clark
Surprise under Medallion / Installing light fixture
I am fliping a house. We removed a medallion for the intalation of Ikea lamp with a rectangular base and tree pendants. But used to be a recess light the hole almost 7 inches oval and is bigger than the lamp bracket....
Mindy Nicol
Surprise service animals and cleaning fees
Service animal question for the group.....I have a guest staying who I noticed has large 2 dogs. There were no pets disclosed in the booking and I was surprised to see them. I called Airbnb to see if they are service...
Scott Trench
Gold Investing - Insane? Or Surprisingly Successful?
It seems pretty clear to me that members of BiggerPockets will generally understand the obvious long-term advantages of Real Estate and even passive index fund investing over hoarding gold.The problem is that gold isn...
Sylvia B.
Homeless Moms in Oakland - I'm surprised
JUDGE RULES HOMELESS WOMEN MUST LEAVE VACANT HOUSE THEY'VE BEEN OCCUPYING SINCE NOVEMBERLink above to a Newsweek article published today. I was not surprised by the response of the squatters: "We are not surprised by ...
Dallas Easter
STR in Arizona? Glendale, Peoria, Surprise
On the newer side of RE investing. I have one LTR in Indy and I'm intrigued with the idea of STR's after reading Avery Carl's book "short term rental long term wealth." My wife and I really have enjoyed visiting these...
Paula Keathley
Surprise outcome in Los Angeles Midcity!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Forestdale.
Purchase price: $560,000
Cash invested: $310,000
Sale price: $1,700,000
Full home renovation + ADU garage conv...