Amy A.
What's it like investing in a southern climate?
As I prepare my Maine rentals for winter - hiring a plow guy who will actually show up, finding the best deal for oil, making sure my tenants shut their storm windows, etc., I have to wonder if there's a better option...
Isaac C.
Is it uncommon for GCs to be insured and carry workers comp?
Hello community, I'm working on rehabbing my first rental property! Wohoo! But I have been running into a bit of a wall. I've started to contact a few GCs for them to come bid my property, but when I ask them to pro...
Connor Hegwood
First Flip help/ advice
Hi All, I’m very new to this world and need a little guidance. Long story short, I just got a home gifted to me and the home needs some work. The comps in the area are around 45-75k, but this home is in rough shape.It...
Rob Pattison
How to counteract a rich guy trying to run you off your land?
I have a surfing buddy who lives on a bluff on the southern California coast in a house he inherited from his grandparents who bought that house in the 1950's. The house is worth several million dollars today and ha...
Kimberly L.
SFH to Convert to 2-Unit Condo Building
Hi, I am new to BiggerPockets. I already have one investment property in my pocket. It was a very hard journey for me at the beginning because I was definitely not prepared for a lot of things but my first property an...
Namu Stevenson
Managing Stress and Finance
First time investor here! I've been studying real estate investing for several years now and know it's what I wanna do. My wife however is very new to it but together we bought a duplex that needs a little more than t...
Maclovio Garcia jr
Any advice for first time landlords?
My wife and I are first time landlords. We just posted our property using Avail. When we do showings of the property do we give the potential tenent an application or instruct then to the software we are using? Since ...
Antwoine McCoy
Use HCVP (Sec. 8) Sub Market Rents to analyze deals (DC area)
This post is for my DC area (DC, PG, MoCo, Alexandria, etc.) investors and interested investors. I have been using the HCVP Small Area Fair Market Rents as a basis to running my numbers when analyzing possible invest...
Account Closed
How often do you do a walk thru "inspection"
Just wondering how often other landlords do a walk thru of the property to make sure they are not trashing it?
I normally walk thru every other month but lately it drives me nuts the way some or my tenan...
Fernando Ruiz
NOT FOLLOWING 70% rule, CAN i still Make Money?
i'd like to start off by saying this is my first deal.I've been negotiating back and forth with this seller for about a month now. Have not yet put it under contract for a set price. property is located in Manteca CA....