Joseph Gisler
General Contractors and their role
When it comes to a General Contractor, are they exactly what the name implies? Do they take care of everything like hiring the electrician, removing walls, etc. or is it a case by case basis? Growing up working with m...
Kyle Kufeldt
An Example of Why the Followup is important!
Let me start off by stating that I'm a fairly new investor. I started a direct mail campaign a year ago that focuses on probate in the Atlanta metro area. Over the course of the year, I have gradually built up a a s...
Radley Estrada
Fridge Broke Down - Tenant Requests Reimbursement for Medications
Hey BP members, I have an interesting situation.I moved a new tenant into one of my properties 2 months ago. She is a great tenant and have had no problems so far.Recently, I was informed that the fridge was working ...
Tim Kappel
Questions to Ask Lenders/PMs/Contractors
HelloAs I start out in this career of a REI, I am looking to interview some people for my team. I have a list of questions that I have put together form books, forums, podcasts, etc for 3 key players on any team. Do...
Carrie Zhang
Beginner Landlord Best Practices
Hello Bigger Pockets community! I recently started real estate investing and bought my first rental property in Beverly Hills, Michigan. I just signed the contract this week. Could you guys tell me what are some of th...
Christian Allen
Rats totaled tenants car - Am I at any fault?
I own a 3 family house with a driveway in an dense area of the city. Recently one of my tenants had an issue where rats had eaten through her car and caused enough damage that they considered it totaled (2019 Subaru ~...
Roberto Lugo
Can you refuse section 8 in PA?
My friend has a rental in PA and is currently looking to fill its vacancy. He received a call from someone asking if he accepts section 8 and without knowing the law he said no. I know that this can potentially be dis...
Chris S.
To rent or not to rent to a family with 4 kids?
I previously rented to a family with 5 kids. The home was 2,000 SF with 4 nice sized bedrooms. They rented for 2 years, always paid on time, and kept the home decently clean. When they moved out, the walls NEEDED to b...
Eric Dufault
Input on 203K Streamline Strategies for Flip
Good Afternoon BP,
I'm playing with the idea of doing a 203K Streamline Mortgage on a distressed property, inhabiting it for a little while, and then putting it on the market. I'm looking to do a majority of...
Jonathan Thrasher
general labor for demo/cleanup
I just bought my first house to flip last month and have since done quite a bit of the demo work myself but I'm looking to hire a one or two people to finish some of the demo and haul the crap to the dumpster. Do I j...