Amy Zemser
Tenant Terrorizes Innocent Landlord, Landlord Seeks Advice on BP!
Hi Friends! I sure could use a piece of smart advice right now. I have a rather nuanced problem. Our home is a two-family, and we have a beautiful one-bedroom apartment at the side, where we have rented to a timely pa...
Scott Goulet
When do your rentals typically start making money/making sense?
Hi everyone! I'd like to say in a fairly experienced investor, still a newbie at heart though. I have 8 doors over 3 properties. 1 specific property, I purchased in 2019 and in 2019 I took a net $9k loss, and in 2020 ...
Thomas Moran
Wholesale Contract - Is this legal?
Hi BP -
May or may not be in a debacle here so I wanted to consult the community. I am under contract via an assigned contract through a wholesaler. I just figured out the obscene margin that he is making (which does...
Adam Tafel
another "poor millennial can't afford a house" article, critiqued
Article:https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-parents-financial-advice-is-kind-of-wrong-11568367000?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR2XL4axyaQpo43fAkn_Q_fWBU3GiHJ9_K6t5c8G6rMnPCfed1KBBXIVhToResponse:Let me set the scene to save yo...
Jennifer Schelkopf
What properties did you buy in 2020?
With just a few weeks left in the year, it's likely that I'll end 2020 having made no purchases. I only began looking in earnest in late October, so I don't feel too bad about it, but I'd love to hear about what YOU p...
Clay Manship
Diary of an FHA 203k Loan Deal
Hello BiggerPockets family!Well, it's official. After a lengthy process, I have finally put my first personal residence under contract. It is a 4-unit apartment building, which will allow me to utilize FHA 203k financ...
Anna Watkins
Atlanta neighborhood classification question
I'm looking for some benchmarks for figuring out how different areas in intown and near OP Atlanta are classified (A, B, C, D areas). I bought my personal residence 'across the tracks' in the City of Decatur 20 years...
Bill Briscoe
Should I rent to tenant with 540 credit score
I have 1 property which rents for an above avg $1275/mo, SFH, tenant pays all utilities, yardcare, etc. We did a full reno 3+ years ago and have a mtg so cash flow is only about $450/mo. So far we have had 3 tenants...
Tiffany Roberts
I hate my rentals- should I just sell and be done with this game?
I'm looking for opinions on if I should sell my rentals. I have 5 single family homes and I hate them. They are under quasi-management (long story) and largely I don't have to babysit them, but every notice of an issu...
Aaron Dixon
Tampa and Rising Sea Levels
Hey All,A family friend of mine has instilled the fear of Tampa as a whole being a poor long term investment due to Sea Level Rise (SLR). It seems without a significant investment into preventative measures Tampa and ...