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I am closing this week on my first property, which I will use for short term rentals in Palm Springs. I have done pretty extensive research on what to expect with city regulations and have used a lot of online tools t...
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Last month, I wrote an article about the big, ugly purple triplex I bought recently.
We've been working the past month to get it rent-ready, with some new paint and various small repairs. Being the hol...
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I have a tenant that filed a lawsuit against me. This all started because he owed me 8 months in rent due to not having a job. I let it go for 4 months before I gave him a Notice to Pay or Quit. Didn't pay so th...
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Hi Bigger Pockets! I got my feet wet on the forums here a few years back, but realized I had some big hurdles to overcome (i.e. get my financial house in order) before I could "get started". Now, I'm ready to dive in....
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Hey everyone! I've been listening to the BP podcast for months now, and I've finally decided to dive into this. I'm currently brainstorming ideas for my first deal, and I have some very specific criteria in mind. I'd ...
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Anyone have any experience with renting out a top/bottom duplex to 2 different tenants?I'm looking for some help with the following questions to put into an agreement:How to deal with excess noise from either tenant w...
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Hello BP,Are there any specific set of features that must be present or absent in a certain apartment class?Here are few items that I sometimes get confused about:Age: 0-10 - "A", 11-20 - "B", 21+ - "C" - this is a ge...
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Hi, In Jersey City I was looking specifically around the light rail stop of Garfield Ave and MLK to invest but according to google that is Bergen/Lafayette but sometimes on the MLS it says Greenville. Is that area by ...
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Hi All:
I inherited a property with an unused and severely neglected pool. No one has used it for 15 years and it is somewhat of a cesspool at this stage due to years of rain, frogs, infestation etc. What is the most...