Johann Jells
What to do about a sanitation summons on a 3 family?
So I just received a summon in the mail for an infraction 10 days earlier: the recycling was put out too early in the day. It appears to be for $110. I could pay it, or go to court and see what happens. I'm sure when...
Brandon Spurlock
Just completed my 1st BRRRR in VA
Hey BP! I just closed on the Refinance portion of my first ever deal, a BRRRR. I guess once I "Repeat" then I would have actually completed the BRRRR process. For reference, I've listened to the podcast for about a ye...
Kayla Prange
Anyone willing to give me a reality check in either direction? STR first timer.
Hello! New to STR and new to BiggerPockets. I am a full time real estate agent and have just reached the point where I can start investing myself. I found a place in a vacation area (2.5 hours away from me by car) tha...
Rodney Marcantel
$50K Flip Property Success
Just got an offer 4 days after listing my latest flip property $6,500 over asking. Working with Listing Spark for the first time has saved me over $6,500 in commissions! So that's $6,500 over asking plus $6,500 in com...
Maranda Tucker
How much $$$ did you have when you started investing?
My husband is convinced we have to be making $200k + a year before we can start investing. I KNOW that isn't the case. I have met a few that started with very little and built their empire over time. When you first st...
Nathan Gesner
(Update) Another Tenant died...and then two more!
I received a call from concerned neighbors. This Tenant normally goes for walks every day. Nobody has seen him for three days, his lights are on, and his truck has not moved. I go over for a welfare check and find him...
Caroline Gerardo
Safe Without Title Insurance?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are searching for methods to open homeownership to low income borrowers. (This is not for investors) There is a trend to use attorney opinion letters rather than title insurance. The title i...
Wendy Black
Determining the Quality of an HOA
We live in AZ; have rentals in CA. Both of our SoCal rentals (one condo, one SFR) are in HOA areas. In two years, we've never had any problems with them. We bought them as newbies, and all we looked at were the fee...
Alex Jamael
Raising Money for a 36 unit
Currently have 8 units over two buildings and looking at a bigger acquisition. I found a great 36 unit complex spread over 3 buildings, great shape. Ideal price to acquire would be 1.7m, net profit of $156,000 per yea...
Daniel Dietz
How to Lenders figure DTI Ratio on Rental Units?
So far I have only bought property within my SDIRA on a cash basis, so have not needed to work with lenders. Soon I will be buying one or more rentals outside of my SDIRA, using 'conventional financing'.
Th...