William Kulow
How do we feel about fish?
So I currently do not allow pets in my rental, but one of my tenants asked me about a fish and was just curious about how landlords felt about it. I feel like it can be costly on utilities but the tenants are responsi...
Troy Parker
Renting your first rental to a friend
Great morning BP family,
I purchased my first home on April 1, 2024. I bought a 3/2 1500sqft foreclosure in Ormond Beach Florida. My purchase price was 225k and I put 5% down. I put about 60 – 70k in repairs. I compl...
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First Property Purchases - Duplexes in Saint Louis
A little over a week ago my husband and I closed on our first home and first rental properties. We were looking to house hack for our first home in the south city. An investing company my husband is an acquisition ma...
Lupe Santiago
Raising Capital through Note Hypothecation
Hi! I am looking to raise capital from some family / friends for my real estate lending business. I am an unlicensed hard money lender (legal in my jurisdiction - no broker license needed for non-owner occupied) and h...
Alshan San
Investing in cheap houses VS expensive ones
As I'm starting out im realizing all sub 60k houses are in bad neighborhoods where the crime stats are higher and/or significantly higher than usual. With that risk in mind, isn't it easier and safer to invest in 100k...
Michelle Eisenberg
H&R Block/Turbo Tax vs. CPA
My partner and I live in the California Bay Area and just closed on our first buy and hold SFH in St. Louis, MO. We're still getting it rent-ready, but we'll hopefully have a tenant in soon. That means that for the fi...
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First time home buyer- Question(s)
Good morning BPI am new to real estate, looking to invest in a nice starter home to live in New Jersey (south). I just began my search and looking into the price range of 130-170k.My credit score is good, and I qualif...
Jason Genovese
Investing in low income areas?
Hi Bigger Pockets, I am not sure if this topic belongs in this forum or not. This is my second year of investing; I have rented one sfh, flipped two houses and currently renovating a third house with the intention ...
Mark Gliebe
Best way to acquire adjacent property to develop into multifamily
So here is my scenario. I own an investment property in Louisville, KY and I am looking to acquire adjacent parcels (specifically 2) in order to develop and build 50-70 units. I have made contact with adjacent prope...
Megan Phillips
I wish I would have put that on the lease...
Hi All,I'm reviewing my lease, and I'm wondering if there's any additions in people's leases that they consider must haves, or perhaps additions to leases after a bad tenant experiences? What is something you'd wish y...