Ali Parnell
Newbie looking at first Auction purchase
Hi! I’m new to real estate investing. I’m looking at a townhome in my area that’s on auction for a starting bid of $37k with estimated resale of around $200k I would plan on using it as a rental and it could probably ...
Jeff Jenkins
Deal Analysis
Hello all,
Can anyone recommend a method to practice analyzing multi-family deals without having a broker waste time retrieving rent rolls, P&Ls, etc?
Would anyone also be kind enough to provide a s...
Karyn C.
Property Management Suspected of Fraud and Embezzlement
Hi everyone. I am new to Bigger Pockets, but I was hoping you might have some advice for me... I have a situation where I recently fired my PM in Arizona, because she was taking advantage of the fact that we li...
Marissa G.
No Pets - But, should I reconsider?
Hello! My husband and I posted our first rental property (single-family home) yesterday and decided to NOT allow pets. I received a reply from someone asking if I'd consider. My immediate thought was no. We are being ...
Walt Strader
Fraud in MLS disclosure
I recently signed a contract to purchase a home in VA in which the MLS listed the house as having 2460 sq. ft. When the appraisal was done, the appraiser verified the house only had 1948 SF. I shared this disparity ...
Mike Purvis
"legal duplex" vs. "non-legal duplex"
Hey guys,
I'm looking in the GTA for a duplex or a triplex. I see a lot advertised as a non-legal duplex but still advertised with multiple units. What are the legal issues of renting out a unit in your house...
Himanshu Jain
Tips best practices on managing Property Management company
Just wondering if people/property owners have any tips/suggestions strategies that they have used in the past to manage property management company. Primarily to ensure they are achieving the desired operational (leas...
Josh Mayfield
Guidance on Duplex Purchase
I'm in Spokane, WA and like many other markets, single and multi-family property prices are high. I purchased a duplex last year that was priced about $20k less than similar properties ($385,000). I admit that I was e...
Michael Temple
Estimating Rehab Costs
Just looking for some general advice here. I just submitted an offer on a property in a neighborhood I know very well as I already have one really nice rental there. As a result, I was able to peg the ARV perfectly. W...
Julie Ferrier
Should I dissolve my LLC?
I bought a house to live in in 2010. When I moved out of state 4.5 years ago, I turned it into a rental property. After doing a bunch of research, I decided to move forward with putting my property into an LLC, as I w...