Mike Malyy
Apartments.com now requiring tax information
Hi All,So I am a very small time landlord and I use Apartments.com (formerly Cozy) to collect payments. This morning I got an email saying that they want my SSN to report any income I get over $600 to IRS. I have alwa...
Alex Bradley
Marketing for new wholesaler
Hello my name is Alex and I just got my LLC to start wholesaling in San Diego, CA. I am going to start knocking on a few doors today using the lead sheet that I got from my local title company rep. However I am lookin...
Jay Helms
Contribute to 401K or Not?
Afternoon BP Community. Listening to several podcasts and reading many blog articles, there is a constant debate on whether someone should contribute to a 401K or take those contributions and direct them to RE. Unless...
Gustavo Mendoza
Rental application & background checks
Hi everybody. I'm just about ready to househack one of my rooms in my 3b 2b SFH. I have a potential lead, but I need some assistance on getting started. I know I need a separate bank account and rental forms. I also n...
Dan Tsunekawa
Over Leveraged? Or smart with Cash?
Hey BP I wanted to get some opinions on the dangers of over leveraging a property. I am formulating a strategy to acquire a number of properties in the near future using 1 or 2 REPUTABLE turnkey companies(please hold ...
Lulu Nguyen
Rental housing and domestic violence
Hi all,
We rented our place to a couple but one of them became abusive to the other after splitting up. Both of them are on the lease. What is a way to remove the abuser? It is possible that the victim might want to...
Joshua Dorkin
Are you a paying BiggerPockets PRO member? If not, what would convince you?
I saw this question posted about LinkedIn on their site and thought I'd ask the same thing here for our BP users.
Do you pay for a PRO account?
Would you if it came with something extra?
Joel Owens
The Wholesaling TRAP
I just thought I would post this.
Wholesaling for many seems a way to get started with no funds but this simple isn't true.
I was doing small talk today with another commercial listing broker about a ...
Carmel Duffy
A stupid Landlord Mistake
With winter here I thought it would be a good idea to buy a snowblower for my rental home. In the lease it states that the tenant is responsible for snow removal, but I thought I would buy the snowblower. I had the te...
Mathew Fuller
Fastest way to hit 20% Loan To Value and drop PMI
Hello, I just bought my first property in Fort Collins, Colorado with a 3% down payment conventional loan. I am wondering what kind of strategies I can use to hit that 20% LTV the fastest?I am going to rent out two of...