Jose Lopez
How do I find a real estate partner when I only make $15 an hour?
Hi, I am 16 years old and I want to get a rental property, but I don't have enough money yet, and I will soon have a job that only makes me $15 an hour, so I have considered getting a partner, but where do I find a pa...
Evelyn Jordan
No SSN, no CC, No Proof of Income
Hey BP People,I am currently screening tenant applications for a vacant rental property of mine and I came across an interesting situation. The applicants are a Hispanic family with 3 young kids; Mother is a housewife...
Andy Wu
Pay which houses down first?
I have both first and second mortgage of my primary home. The second mortgage rate is much higher than first.I also have several rentals which have either 15 year or 30 year loans, they have different interest rates.I...
Thomas Bass
STR Costs Not Including Mortgage Each Month (Sevier County TN)
Hi, I am trying to put togetger a performa for an STR. What are your monthly costs outside Mortgage, would love to see numbers. I want to make sure I am not forgetting anything. This STR will be in Sevier County TN so...
Alfred Derrick
Building a Duplex or Quadplex to House Hack
Hi all,
I’m new to the BP community and really excited about to prospect of starting a real estate portfolio. I am considering the purchase of a duplex to house hack my way to a decent-sized portfolio of multi-fami...
Philip Humphrey
Bridgehouse America in Phoenix - Lease with option to buy
Hi everyone. We have a lease with option to buy offer on a house in Florida from Bridgehouse America in Phoenix, Arizona. They are interested in doing a sandwich lease option or assigning the option back to us. Acc...
Michael B.
Help Me Understand Foreclosures (Example Included)
Hi BP. Not too long ago, I took an opportunity to learn a bit about foreclosures. The information sounded interesting at the time, but now that I think about it, I'm having trouble making it make sense.So, say you obt...
Johnson Best
The deteriorating relationship and late rent from tenant
Hello Bigger Pocket Experts,I am facing unprecedented situation with my tenant I am under California law.1. The relationship between us are at at its bleakest point, they were not happy I didn’t fix things in time (I ...
Brendan Kortz
Contract Cancelation help
9 days ago I got a property under contract. The neighborhood is worse than I thought and people aren’t all that interested. I told this to the seller and we agreed on lowering the price. I was just going to cancel the...
Maria Teo
What is fair in this business?
Hello BiggerPocket members,I'm probably in the wrong business but does anyone suffer from landlord guilt? I have a rent controlled building and petitioned to do a capital expense rent increase, which will raise the mo...