John Hanson
Subdividing Lots
Greetings!My name is John. My partner (Amon) and I own a fledgling new real estate investment company called DreamMaker Homes. We recently purchased an older home in SW Atlanta with the intention of renovating and f...
Johnny Harrison
What tool do you use to estimate cost of repairs?
I was considering getting the Marshall & Swift residential cost handbook or their software, but wanted to see what others are using, or if there are any comparable resources that I could consider before dropping ...
Ben Staples
My First Successful Tenant Screen!
Hi Everyone, This is my first ever forum post! My short story: I had my first ever "Vacancy" and successfully filled it in one week! I put vacancy in quotes because I don't actually own the property; I am renting. A ...
Ashish Wa
Finally found a good tenant but!!!
Hello all,so I have been struggling to find a good tenant. I won't go into the challenges but finally found somebody good. They have a ESA dog that my insurance doesn't cover. Is there anything that can be done ? Or I...
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Creative ways to make extra cash off rentals
Hi everybody
I was wondering if anybody has any out of the box ideas for creating a little extra cash flow out of your rentals. For example, the apartment i just leased was a one year deal (only did it because I don...
Michelle Elsaid
Tenant asking carpet replacement - will pay 50%
Hi there!I bought my first duplex and have a great potential tenant who loved the place. I think she would stay several years as she is an older woman who is only needing to move because her current landlord wants to ...
Gloria Lau
Happy Member from Oakland, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
Hi Everybody!I came across Bigger Pockets a few years ago and unfortunately did not allocate time to learn more through this community, and sort of forgot about it. Recently, I started listening to the BP Podcast, enj...
Michael W. McCord
completed my first deal - high end SFR of all things!
Hey BP community,Proud to say I'm no longer a noob. After countless BP podcasts and browsing forums for a few years now, I finally took the plunge and bought my first property! This is intended to be a long term buy a...
Aaron McKenzie
Just starting out - is Buildium a good choice?
Hello Everyone!I am closing on my first rental property (SFR) next week and I plan on self-managing. It is also worth mentioning that I plan to acquire five additional SFR's by year end and to continue to scale up fr...
James Bell
Free energy conservation?
One of my tenants gave me a form from a non-profit here in the San Francisco Bay area offering free energy conservation measures to low-income tenants. It includes measures such as weatherization, new windows, or a fu...