Chandler Corn
Tenant Paying Rent in a Lump Sum: Good or Bad Idea
I have a property that I rent to four college girls. One of them is using money from her financial aid assistance to pay rent. She recieves this rent in a lump sum and she asked if she could pay her whole rent for the...
Ayana Morali
How do you deal with an awful HOA?
Hi, I've got 2 leaks in my apartment - both stemming from an external issue. The front is the lintel, the back is unclear, some contractors say the lintel, some say the fire escape. I've had the issue for a year - 2 o...
Kevin Connelly
Hayward, CA - Declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress
Landlord for SFH in Hayward, CA. Tenants have been relatively communicative about their financial hardships during COVID-19 and over the last several months we have worked together to keep them in the home and even re...
Paige Boles
First investment property, need some advice.
My husband and I bought our first rental property in Bentonville, AR over the summer. It took several months to remodel. We listed the property almost 4 weeks ago. Initially, we priced too high, but have lowered the p...
Martha Daisley
Process for making an offer on a multi?
Helloi am in the process of evaluating my first multi family deal. I have been speaking to potential lenders all of last week. Today i just finished looking at the property and id like to make an offer. The sellers su...
Ana Ceron
Investing in Surrounding PGH Areas
Hi there. First-time poster here, very new member of BP.I'm a renter who is not looking to buy my own place -- unless I can house hack w/in a couple miles of downtown.Because I believe the chances of finding my ideal ...
Justin Elliott
Real Estate Investors in South Florida
Hey, Bigger Pockets Fam! My name is Justin, originally from Philly but I have lived in South Florida for the past 26 years so I am basically from Miami lol. New to real estate investing but after the birth of my son, ...
DJ Roshan
Down side to accepting a full year in Prepaid Rent from tennant?
Does anyone have a bad experience or see any reason not to accept a full year(the lease term) rent payment in advance? This single family home rental will be in AZ. Seems like a great opportunity to me! Also anyone f...
Kenneth McKeown
Cash on Cash Return Breakdown Please!?
Can someone break down cash on cash return to me? I've read a few books since I started getting into REI in November and have started analyzing properties. I'm a veteran and plan to use my VA loan or do a 3.5% FHA loa...
Mike Kooser Sr
Recovering Damages letter
My tenants who moved out last month left the place in rough condition. I'm just now finishing up getting the unit back to rentable condition. I wanted to send them a certified letter to their new home ,job and email...