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Hello all,
I'm in a relatively new REI with a goal to buy distressed properties and holding them to serve as rentals. I recently closed a deal and the property requires a fix-up (kitchen, flooring, ...)
My question i...
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We've never collected rent electronically, but we'd like to start. I've heard of eRentPayments, PayLease, Dwolla, and PopMoney. For those of you who use these services, what are the pros and cons of each? Is there ...
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Hello everyone! I am new to real estate investing and to BiggerPockets. I am a freelance producer and also own a production company. I mainly work on commercials, but have done everything from music videos to tv to...
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Hi anyone who takes the time to read this,My name is Tom and I wanted to talk about my first deal and what the huge take-aways that I learned.A little bit about myself before I start. I am 23 years old in the Columbus...
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*Tenant Spellcheck is a blessingI have a 4 unit building full of tenants I inherited. One Tenant is in her late 50s and often pays 15 day late. But all ways paid. This September she slipped up and failed to pay. ...
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I am Michael ... just want to say hi. I have been a lurker for a while now and thought I would take the plunge. A little about myself. I will be finishing 4th year medical school and becoming disillusioned with medici...
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I am having trouble filling one my C properties. Tons of interest, especially since dropping the price, and people applying but not meeting criteria (income too low, etc). I now have a tenant with high enough income...
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I just built a new three-bedroom two, two-bath Module home on a lake in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, in October 2023. The area has a lot of attractions and good schools. I’ve had the property listed for three months wi...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Cedar Hills.
Purchase price: $391,000
Cash invested: $33,000
Basement apartment househack.
We added a 1 bed 1 bath apartment for...
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For those of you house hackers out there, could you provide the numbers to your deals? What makes a house hack successful in your opinion?What are reasonable expectations of a househack? I have done a house hack t...