Nathan J.
Should Property Managers charge an additional fee to find tenants?
Hi all,It seems some property managers look to charge one months rent to find a tenant, on top of the 10% of rent collected. Is that normal? It seems that a property manager should be incentivised to keep tenants long...
Olga Levin
Lent money on second lien to a rehabber who stopped communicating
Hello BP community, Really need some help and ideas on dealing with this situation. I know I probably shouldn't have done this deal, but I have lent on 2nd liens successfully before. This one however, gone pretty bad...
Brian Bellew
Bend, Oregon Investment Thesis
I own three single family rentals in Bend, Oregon that all cash flow pretty well and have good equity positions. Bought in 2010, 2012 and 2013. I now live in Denver but have strong convictions about growth in Bend. ...
Chris Gerard
STRs - can I be convinced they are a good idea...
Does anyone have any thoughts on my current perspective: Properties have appreciated at a crazy rate in a short amount of time. Interest rates have since increased and may stay that way or go higher for the forseeable...
Stuart M.
Our first tax return, make sure we are doing this right
Hello all,I am asking about taxes that were due in April 2017 (for 2016 year), filed an extension until now...So, in May 2016 my wife and I were living in an apartment in FL with our kid and bought our first house i...
Alex Mendoza
Tile Install Labor Cost: 1st Rehab Project!!
Greetings Bigger Pockets! I am working on my first ever rehab project ... all thanks to Bigger Pockets, it's amazing content, books, and all the feedback and input I received from all the members. Never thought I wou...
Geoff Bailey
International Real Estate
I'm currently in Seoul and wondering if there are others as well, if so let's connectEven for other US citizens traveling abroad, I'm curious to hear stories of your experiences you found to be new, exciting, interest...
Account Closed
is gut rehabbing a good estimate?
so i was reading this http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/21771-gut-rehab-costs and got the definition of a gut rehab
"A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out ...
Christopher Perez
Real Estate & Lending Go Hand and Hand..same language not so much
Terms in CRE lending that everyone should know...Adjustable Rate Mortgage: Mortgage where the interest rate adjusts periodically up or down through a set index. Also called a floating rate mortgage.Adjusted Gross Inco...
Zachary Taylor
New to Notes.... off to the races!
Hello Fellow Notes Folks!New here and thought I would introduce myself. I am 33, worked in finance for past 10+ years in various roles including private equity, LBOs, M&A, credit, etc. However, I have not had prof...