Account Closed
Cutting your losses or holding negative cashflow?
I was listening to an older episode of bigger pockets today and they brought up the discussion of a negative cashflow rental, specifically in the context of turning a principle residence into a rental property. I coul...
Shawna Hilton
Past Tenants Claiming Harassment
Just wanting to see if we have any kind of liability here if tenants wanted to try to sue us? I'll try to make this short, it's a little bit of a complicated story. We had tenants move in August 2019. We accepted them...
Shayne Williams
Seller Says to show property it is $500
Hey Bp community, I have a seller who is saying, “ So for my time to show it, it would be $500,which I will take off the price of the home at closing, we would consider that hand money.”I’m sorta confused what that me...
Michael Ciesielski
Allowing Pets in Rentals
What are people's thoughts of allowing tenants to have pets in their rentals? Also, I live in a city where it's more common to see someone with a pit bull than not; what are your thoughts of "aggressive" breeds?
Wade McGowan
To Granite or not Granite.....a flip?
Will Granite countertops bring anymore money to the table? Does it create the "it" factor in a flip house? Does it help the sale? The house was built in 2006and is just shy of 2000 sqft. Completely fix and re-texture ...
David Gonzalez
What todo when you get a TON of Calls on a Rental Property? (Or how to Organize/Scale your process of tracking peoples interest in your property)
My Goal:To create a process to handle Rental inquiries and to cut down the time it takes for me to respond. I need a process that allows me to document my interaction (for legal reasons), track who I responded to and ...
Jeff S.
Eugene becomes 1st Oregon city to ban gas hookups in new home construction
EUGENE Ore. (KPTV) - Eugene has become the first city in Oregon to outlaw gas appliance hookups for new residential construction.
This comes in the midst of ongoing efforts to cut emissions in order to battle climate...
Jerry Puckett
Somewhere Between Wholesale and Retail??
Hi there BP,
I was negotiating with a stubborn seller today. There are many times I'm not able to get a price that makes a viable wholesale deal. So I developed a fall back position based on rental comps: if the prop...
Hilary C.
What was your worst home renovation fail!?!
Hey BiggerPockets family!We'd love to see (or hear) about your worst home renovation fails, and how you were able to fix them :)Sometimes you learn the most from someone else's mistakes --- and sometimes you just need...
Andrii Okipnyi
3-4 unit building utility bills in Chicago
Hello community of Chicago!Please share your experienceWhat would typical water/garbage/gas bills look like for 3-4 unit multi family building in Chicago / Cook County / Illinois? Thank you for your time!