Jeremy Drawas
Unusual Eviction / Tenant Situation
My original tenant was a good guy, but got caught up with some less desirable characters. I built him a wheelchair ramp when he needed it and we had a great relationship. Unfortunately, he associated with a woman who ...
Reed Bowling
Florida Airbnb House Hack Insurance
Hi BiggerPockets community,I’m in the search of a new insurance policy for an Airbnb house hack.About the property:Located in Jacksonville FL Historic District-3/2 home that my girlfriend and I live as our primary res...
Barbara McArthur
Illegal House Hacking
I am house hacking in a medium sized town in the Northeast. My house was rented for about 15 years and was pretty close to wrecked. I have fixed it up and will be ready to rent or sell it this year. I talked to a R...
Eric S.
Rejecting applicants
I just read 4 Warning Signs of High Risk Tenants. Great article!
I am under the impression that when a tenant applicant applys (fills out forms, background check) that you cannot reject them for any reason and keep l...
Robert A. Klein
Tenants wants to break lease before lease term ends
Hi, just joined Bigger Pockets a couple weeks ago. Been looking around the site, checking out the posts, webinars, etc. I have three rentals. One of my tenants called this week saying they may want to break the lease ...
Kelle Jacobs
Tax implications of carrying debt on primary vs investment property?
Hi there,
My husband and I are first-time landlords due to a property inheritance. The home we inherited does not currently have a mortgage on it.
We are looking at refinancing our primary residence, and I'm thinki...
Zachary Emerson
New Mexico Hero Program Restrictions (buying investment property)
Hi, This is for anyone that has any information on the New Mexico Hero Loan Program. The Hero Loan Program as I know, helps anyone who is an education or health professional with purchasing a home. I know that the sta...
Elijah Williamson
How to determine vacancy in a market.
I'm having trouble determining vacancy rates when analyzing potential markets. How do I know if I should be saving 5%, 10%, 15% or whatever the number is? How do you go about determining what you should be saving?
Julia Tse
Can EMD release to someone else without your consent?
Dear BP members,I am in contract with a wholesaler. In the contract stayed that I will get a private loan with x% of interest rate. To be sure, before I did anything I asked him if there is any chance that I won't g...
Account Closed
The applicant said what?
As an investor and property manager for over a decade I have heard a lot from prospective applicants and tenants... But, just when I think I have heard it all, another day comes and I hear something new. . . One of t...