Michael Fanoni
Hiring Non-licensed Contractors
Good morning, I'm going to begin a ton of cleanup/labor work at a property I own and I'd like to hire out a large portion of it. I'll be there the whole time, but don't have enough time to do it myself. I will be usin...
Matt Parker
New OR house hacker questions
Hey BP family,I found a duplex off market that I intend to house hack with my VA loan. The seller is an older guy and wants to retire from real estate. He’s had the same tenants in place for almost a decade and their ...
Alex Brown
No Rules for STRs But Zoning Says They're Illegal. Now What?
I've been interested in using my home as a short-term rental (STR) property so last week, after watching this video from James Carlson and Erin Spradlin, I called the Department of Planning and Zoning and spoke to the...
Robin Thornton
Returning Newbie Chugging Along In Need of Advice on 2 Properties
Hello BP!
I am a longtime newbie finally taking action. Yay me!
Property #1 - I have a semi-detached SFH in Baltimore, Maryland that will be ready for a tenant by May 1st or sooner. I live out of state. The nei...
Donovan Plummer
Seeking Property Manager in San Diego Area
Hi Fellow Bigpocketers - I am urgently seeking a property manager for a 3 bedroom 2 bedroom condo located in a San Diego coastal community. The unit is currently vacant, but a new tenant will be moving in on 5/22. I...
Kevin Suzuki
House Hacking Discrimination?
Hi BP!Long-time lurker, first time poster. After listening to podcasts and viewing forums, I wanted to try to house-hack the home that I own and currently live in.My question is, am I allowed to choose a tenant who I ...
Rich Weese
Are lenders really lending????
I have a 154 unit apt under contract in Dallas. I had an approval and LOI from Wash Fed through a broker at BMC Capital. Terms were ok. I was only asking for 65% loan and got approval at 6.25 %, for first 5 years and ...
Brant Richardson
401k owns LLC that invests in real estate?
I talked to a representative about making my 401k self directed to invest in real estate this morning. He said I can not invest directly in real estate with a sd401k but I can invest in an LLC with the sole purpo...
Mike Johnson
at my wits end with my HOA and Property Management
I tried to resolve an issue with these people and they just will not help or do anything. I tried making stating my case at the meetings only to basically get ignored. Then I tried talking to the property manager, sam...
Curt Bixel
Bad tile work and deposit on next job.
The story I am going to post below contains quite a number of rookie mistakes, so feel free to point them out. If you can find over 5 rookie mistakes, you get the prize. Here it is:
I hired a property manager based...