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I'm in an interesting dilemma here:Quick backstory: I bought a three family in Massachusetts a little over a month ago. I inherited tenants on the first floor. Before actually closing on the house, I drove out to i...
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Hello BP Community,
My name is Danny, I currently live in the Bay Area, and I am a beginner looking to get into RE investing. I've been on Bigger Pockets for a while, learning as much as I can prior to doing my first...
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Hi Bigger Pockets, I am not sure if this topic belongs in this forum or not. This is my second year of investing; I have rented one sfh, flipped two houses and currently renovating a third house with the intention ...
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Hi All,Better late than never. My name is Justin and I was first turned on to Bigger Pockets about a year ago. I have been listening to the podcast and I am currently reading @Brandon Turner's book on Rental Property ...
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How did you all start in real estate? Did you buy your primary home plus house hacking it? Or bought a primary home and took out some cash from equity to buy a second home for investment? or let go of the primary home...
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Sort of a vent but also want to know if others are experiencing what I am. I've been doing the STR thing since 2016 (but my first one is in the Dominican Republic and has a property manager), my second one was purcha...
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tenant informed he painted the house and wants to pay half the rent (400 not 800). He reminded me that when he moved in last year I said if he paints i will reduce rent, but never said how much. This was to be a disc...
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When we moved to southern California, we rented out our house in Redding. Over the years there have been several different tenants. It's a 4600 sq. ft. 4 Bdrm 4 Bathroom home on 20 acres with pool and guest house. Las...
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Hi, this is my first post here, thank you for any help you can give me, in advance! We have a duplex that we rent out. There is a single bedroom unit on the first floor, and a three bedroom unit taking over the top t...
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(Yes, I understand comments provided are simply educational, I will consult with an attorney before moving forward. Thanks in advance for your input!) Over the years, I have 1) invested heavily in education (underwrit...