Nathan Gesner
What is the most common excuse you hear as a Landlord?
We've all heard the excuses:My grandma died and I had to fly to (name the state) for her funeralI had to go back to (name the state) for my best friend's weddingSomeone stole my identity and emptied my bank accountI'm...
Kelsie Buth
Looking to purchase our first investment property
Hi all! My husband and I have lived in LV for ~6 years now and are looking to purchase our first investment property. Our overall goal is to achieve stable passive income and develop a long term portfolio that provide...
Drew Dowdell
Analyze a financial situation for me? What would you do?
Lesson Learned: Go Back In Time and Join Bigger Pockets 10 years ago. So about 10 years ago I purchased 2 rental properties (Duplex and a 4Plex). Not long after that, the economy crashed and I lost my job. The prope...
Emmanuel Sanchez
Natural Disaster & Rent Collection
Hello,
Curious to know what you'd do in this situation. Rent is due today (October 1st). Tenant asked if we could work with her to avoid late payment fee (assessed if rent not paid prior to or on 4th day of month) si...
Theo Hicks
First Property Story: Success and (mostly embarrassing) failures
After deciding to get into real estate (after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, just needed to read the first chapter and I knew what I needed to do) I set up a meeting with a real estate agent/lender to go over investing op...
Austin Bright
Common Criteria for Renters?
Hi guys,
I'm getting ready to list for rent for the first time and am curious about your rental application criteria for tenants? This is what I'm thinking. But honestly, it seems like it might be too cumbersome? I'm...
Alec Miller
How to scale rental arbitrage
Hi Everyone!I have been doing. Rental arbitrage for the past few months and am up to 6 units that are all performing very well. I see a ton of opportunity to continue to grow (I could have another 6 this week if I had...
Gene Maltsev
Potential New Construction in LA
Hello BP!I'm new to this forum and RE investing in general so please bear with me, especially if my questions seem a bit rudimentary. I just moved out to LA and currently living in an up and coming area within 10mi of...
Jared Sanderson
4Plex Analysis - Need Opinions!
Evenin' BP! Looking to purchase my first rental and found a 4plex I'm interested in. Rents are $800/unit...probably fetch a bit more with updated units but using $800 for my analysis. C- neighborhood, only looking ...
Dalton Dillon
Protection for Building Plans when sharing
How are your building plans protected for new construction when shopping around for quotes from General Contractors? I'm currently in the process of building 2 new SFH in the Houston suburbs. We've been met with a few...