Thao Kieu
First time home buyer - Anything could go wrong did go wrong
Buying Our First Home Was Like Playing With FireWe are young and naïve, but we are also risk takers. That’s why decided to buy a colonial built in the late 1930’s for $310,000 in Totowa, NJ with 10% down payment. It...
Kristen P.
Reimbursing tenant for unusable bathroom?
Hi all ,Our downstairs tenant reached out because their bathroom ceiling had water damage and was leaking, come to find out the upstairs toilet has been loose and leaking which we were not aware of unfortunately. My ...
Eric Fernwood
Are Properties in the Best School Districts the Best Rentals?
Many people make the mistake of assuming they know what will attract a specific tenant pool segment. I made this mistake as well.
When I was first studying tenant pool segment demographics in Las Vegas, I assumed tha...
Anna NA
Foreclosure
Hello,
I am pretty new to investing in RE, but have wanted to do this since I was 12 and have an overall idea of what I want to accomplish as far as buying and renting out.
I currently have an AO on a property wh...
Fiona Dupin
Looking for an awesome Property Manager in Tampa, FL!
Good evening Bigger Pockets Community!This is a very exciting and stressful time as I'm about to purchase my first investment property in Tampa FL (waiting on the inspection report to close on the deal!). I'm original...
Jon W.
Neighbor wants me to remove tree with branches falling in her yard
Hello BP,I have a rental property with a lot of large trees. On one side, some of these trees are hanging lower and drops small branches into the neighbors yard. She has been complaining about the constant cleanup o...
Adam Shelley
Unnecessary service calls? What to do?
Hello! A tenant texted me and said the electrical outlets in her walls were making a "clicking noise." She included a screen-shot from her phone that said clicking sounds from an outlet could be faulty wiring and were...
Mark Hegeman
Blasting Uninsured vendors
As a landscape contractor most of my competitors are uninsured but I find homeowners seem to care more than landlords about insurance, why is that? This is a generalization to elicit feedback but my comment is based o...
Edita D.
Getting screwed by Liberty Mutual insurance after flood
Hey there!All our policies (personal residence, auto and our rentals) are with Liberty Mutual.We filed a water damage claim at our residence after the flood in our 2 bedroom 1250 sq ft house 1.5 weeks ago, and it's be...
Mitch Kronowit
Evicting Tenant After 2 Months
We purchased a SFR in Murrieta, fixed it all up, and hired a property manager to rent it for us. About 6 weeks after we closed, he found a self-employed tenant with a 730 FICO and over $20k in the bank. Our new tenant...