Vincent Villani
First Deal with a Goal of House Hacking
Hey everyone! I've been listening to the BP podcast for months now, and I've finally decided to dive into this. I'm currently brainstorming ideas for my first deal, and I have some very specific criteria in mind. I'd ...
Kristi Chin
Tenant installed alarm system without PM knowledge in Texas
We have a pretty good tenant who is interested in purchasing the property. We had a PM for 1 year, and just terminated our agreement with PM last week - wanted to learn the business more on our own. I went to check ...
Dale Viljoen
Paying off a mortgage in less then 10 years?
I have not studied to much about real estate, I have read the Ultimate Beginners Guide by Bigger Pockets, side course with 6 lessons and about 10+ articles from bigger pockets so I have the general understand of every...
Cedric Jenkins
Is it impossible to overcome a minor mold issue?
Hi, BP family. Quick question..We found a property being sold as is for 25k. However there’s a mold issue (not severe). Work needed is 8k.ARV is 63k. I believe I can leverage the fact that there’s mold to lower the as...
David Pupo
The Legality of Wholesaling
Thought I would touch on this topic because of a conversation I had to other day. So I am licensed and working for an investment brokerage here in Florida. I received a call yesterday from another real estate agent wh...
Kristin Kerr
Renter wants to do repairs-should we let them?
Hi, my husband and I recently became landlords after a new job took us out of state. Long story short, we wound up with only about a month to decide to move, rent out our condo, and move out of state. Thankfully we fo...
Rachel Hughes
How would you equip 3 bedrooms for sleeping?
How would you furnish 3 bedrooms for sleeping? I am purchasing a 3 bedroom home with an ADU. My husband and I will be living in the ADU and using the main house as an STR.
The property is in a residential area and n...
Mikel Kaubfa
Include or not include utilities in rent.
I do not include utilities with my rentals as I find it easier to manage and less risk if prices go up or if there is excess usage. However, most rentals in my area include all utilities in their rent. Do they know so...
Aaron Mazzrillo
San Bernardino, CA
I get hits on the key word San Bernardino about once a day. I cringe any time I see a newbie investor talking about investing there, especially when it comes to multifamily - which I absolutely would not be interested...
Ryan Kopf
Does anyone have solar on their rentals? What's your experience?
Most of my rental properties are duplex and fourplexes. Sometimes they come where there's only one house account for the whole thing. On my biggest one I'm having Iowa Solar install solar on it. What's your experience...