Sherry Chen
Smell mold but not see anything
The floor guy came to install new floors. When he tore out the old carpet, he told the tenant that he smelled mold. There are no black spots or wet spots, and no leaks at all. The tenant has a husband and 2 young kids...
Michaela G.
Parent interefers in tenant lease
What would you do? We have an artist community here and I've had a new tenant (white) and her boyfriend (black) sign a lease last Friday. This is in a historic black neighborhood - it's important, you'll see. They gav...
Timothy Asp
Violating the Due-On-Sale Clause: Risky or Worth It?
This is something I've been thinking about quite a lot now that we're in a high(er) interest rate environment, and I'm interested in hearing from the BP community on what they think. Disclosure: Not a mortgage broker...
Jim K.
C-, D, F-class neighborhoods
How do you draw the two dividing lines between these three types of neighborhoods? Is the A-D (and sometimes F) system in common use for grading neighborhoods the best possible system for those interested in investing...
Peter Mckernan
JPMorgan is about to spend $1 billion, hundreds of homes to rent
What is everyone's thoughts on this? We are turning to a renter nation, and big companies are still jumping on board in different times.. The market has changed and even with the change, a company like Chase is saying...
Marvin Hernandez
Are flip contractors reliable these days?
Hi BP CommunityI am looking to teaming up with a reliable contractor for my rehabbing homes business, but are contractors reliable now a days?What do you look for on a contractor you plan to work with?Is it fair to sa...
Nathan Herring
Brian Gibbons Phone Call
I talked to Brian Gibbons today for around 30 minutes. He gave me a short description of some of the ways to invest in Real Estate and then talked to me about what I want to do with real estate. Of course he was tryin...
Paul Berard
Working with $200k-$300k Cash
Good afternoon Bigger Pockets forum. This is my first post, and of course I'm looking for advice. My wife, and I are taking the plunge into real estate investing, and I wanted to consult like minded individuals on a c...
Bill Gulley
Sandy Hook
I'm a gun owner and I own "that" rifle and "those" magazines, but the Sandy Hook incident has changed my mind. It's not just guns, but guns are part of the picture and such needs to be addressed. I had teachers that h...
Jon Q.
Calling all female real estate investors. Are there any?
This headline was meant to call attention. Of course there are some female real estate investors on BP, but, based on my experience, not many.In over 14 years of investing across multiple states 99.9% of the investor...