Cole DeLucas
HELP! My first house hack - What the best strategy?
Hello BP Community!
I have just purchased my first home in the Northern Virginia area and plan to house hack the property with two other roommates for the next two years. It is a three bedroom townhouse in an appreci...
John M.
Looking for pros and cons of smaller city rentals in South Jersey
I am currently exploring the idea of perusing properties in what I guess would be considered smaller South Jersey cities. Examples would be Gloucester City and Burlington.
What are the pros and cons of these areas? ...
Mike O.
Water damage from a burst pipe - Who is responsible for what.
We are looking to get opinions/ thoughts on how much you would do for your tenant. Here is what is currently going on... Tenant called Thursday letting us know water was spraying from water softener and it flooded kit...
Emma Zhang
Ask penalty due to the early termination by the tenant
The lease is for 3yrs, still 2.5 yrs left. Because the couple living there is getting divorced, they want to move out and terminate the lease by the end of Fed. I used a simple template of the lease agreement without ...
Jason B.
Sell duplex or hold on to it
Hi everyone. My name is Jason, this is my 1st post, I just found the website a couple months ago.
I thought this would be a good group to ask for advice on one of my properties. Here's the situation:
I own a duple...
Ali Sheik
Combining 401k with cash
Can one cover the shortfall of a self directed 401k for property purchase with a cash infusion?
Dan DiFilippo
Real Estate And The Life-Cycle Economy
Those here who are familiar with more conventional investing may know about life-cycle funds. For those who are not, a life-cycle fund is a fund that is chartered in such a way that it invests according to the intere...
Carrie Pledger
How well-maintaned should I keep a home?
I have two duplexes. As soon as I bought them I made improvements. I wonder, how many improvements is advised for a rental property? Do I keep it as nice as my house or do I do the minimum possible? (For example...
Ramon Jenkins
Would the new Time of Sale Requirement ( TOS ) law delay closing or create more seller finance opportunities in Milwaukee?
Per Wisconsin Realtors Association~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“ On July 12, 2015 state budget into law (2015 Wis. Act 55). One provision of great importance to the real estate industry i...
Kimberly Lowe
First wholesale deal
Hello everyone! I am brand new to Bigger Pockets and to real estate investing. In fact, my husband I may put our first contract on a home today with an offer well below the value in hopes of transferring the contract ...