![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1133428/small_1694591004-avatar-henryw37.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi Everyone - longtime lurker, first time poster! I'd love to get some collective wisdom and learning from all of you. I'm looking at purchasing a duplex in Los Angeles, CA and house hacking it by living in one of the...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/252037/small_1696247578-avatar-abhi123.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi folks,I'm new to the BP - thought I could ask experts for some advice for a commercial property I'm evaluating to buy. This will be my first commercial property, and I don't have much experience in commercial so ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/890610/small_1621505071-avatar-amandab71.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello and thank you in advance for readingI’m in escrow on my very first investment deal and desperately need guidance. This is 2 homes built on one lot in Reno, NV. The first home is brick and built in 1932 with an u...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/759215/small_1621496800-avatar-travisd33.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So I will try to keep this short.I am buying a duplex, planning to live in one end and rent out the other. The tenants that are currently in the other unit have been there for 10+ years, have taken great care of the p...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/995569/small_1621507069-avatar-georgel92.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi, Is it bad form or legal to simply not renew a rental contract because the tenant isn't taking good care of the place or because I would like to make updates. I'd like do a lot of repairs/clean up so I can rent it...
Hello BP!I found a Multi-Family property that was obviously priced way below market value at 20,000. This is a bank owned property and it is in good condition! All it really needs is some minor updates, paint and floo...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1908684/small_1640021707-avatar-kylerj1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
With it being the 1st of the year, I was curious if anyone else would mind looking at what AirDNA reports for their STR's and say whether their gross income was either under-reported or over-reported, and by how much?...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/155904/small_1694650107-avatar-staffordp.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Let me give you a bit of information as I would really welcome your peoples opinion on what order we should tackle the improvements. I will also add that the property is in the San Francisco Bay Area, where rent...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/190548/small_1621432102-avatar-mindyjensen.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
We've streamlined our Notifications page - including Keyword Alerts! Now all notifications - Colleague Requests, Votes, Mentions, etc are listed in one spot. You can sort by notification type - and even mark all as re...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/352122/small_1621446073-avatar-mmarie.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So I've been quiet, there is a reason. I've been through 1.5 contractors. The first imploded and his people were horribly slow and incompetent. The next one, the .5, sort of didn't want to deal with the mess the first...