I'm considering a house hacking strategy in the greater Houston area, ideally within a 30-minute drive of Rice University (including Fort Bend County). Here are my questions:
Is house hacking still a smart financial ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/612192/small_1708185419-avatar-olivias6.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello! I need help. I am at my wits end.I have a private mortgage through the seller that I planned to refinance. Turns out, it is hard to refinance a mixed use property in upstate NY! Does anyone have connections wit...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/236101/small_1621435233-avatar-jthrelf.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
What are some of the pros and cons of buying an occupied vs unoccupied property?The pros I can think of is you don't have to spend time marketing and showing the property. You are immediately generating income.The con...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2938021/small_1706964430-avatar-autumnb23.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have three separate tenants, each renting room + common areas (2 of the tenants are friends) in a single family home. One tenant has an injured knee and is due to have surgery In July. I'd like to make tenants respo...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1270378/small_1695214185-avatar-emoryc3.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Do yall include a clause in your rental contract that states that when an appliance breaks, that you will have it resolved in a certain time frame? Or do you have a clause that states that there is NO SLA for fixing a...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1004/small_1621345600-avatar-flatfinders.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
First a quote:
If you have a corporation for `insurance purposes', i.e. so that you can't be sued, forget it. The courts find it very easy to go after the major shareholder of a corporation where that shareholder is t...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1299407/small_1684783024-avatar-reesenewell.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey all, getting ready over the next month to close and begin furnishing my unit. Big thanks to everyone for being instrumental in helping me build templates and be very prepared to get right off on the ground runnin...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1054626/small_1695168398-avatar-zachs99.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am trying to get a clearer shorthand of real estate development.For the purposes of this discussion, imagine there is a parcel of land that a developer sees as potential for a housing tract. The developer has also o...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/13852/small_1621351078-avatar-lexielousmom.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello all .
Can some of you guys help me out ? We have been looking into buying a new home for our family , we`ve been preapproved for our loan and was told to go find a house .
So we have been looking and looking a...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/975423/small_1675391456-avatar-dillonb17.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello everyone, I have a situation I am looking for some insight/advice on.
I own a rental property here in Indiana near where I live, the tenant stopped paying, my management company filed for eviction and eventual...