Dave W.
Re-fi offer from our lender (Wachovia)
We currently have a pick-a-payment ARM. We're not behind in the payments, but are paying the minimum pymt, resulting in about $1k/mo being tacked onto our outstanding loan amount each month in deferred interest.
Our ...
Michael Breedlove
Having Trouble Refinancing 4plex (our first investment property)
Hey BP! So, my wife and I purchased our first investment property in May of 2017 (a 4plex). We comepletely renovated one unit and moved into that one unit. We've increased rents on 2 of the other 3 units and soon ...
Eleena de Lisser
Are you a RE Investor or RE Entrepreneur?
Do you call yourself a real estate investor or a real estate entrepreneur? If you consider yourself both, do you prefer using one term over the other?
I'm just curious about what BP members call themselves ...
Marie Machosky
Emotional Support Animal - Bogus "Documentation"? FHA, ADA, HUD
Hi all,I'm new at this landlord gig and I have a bit of a dilemma. A tenant asked if they could adopt a pet; when I replied with the information regarding deposit and pet rent, I never heard back until I followed up t...
Sam Mathew
Legal - LLC vs Trust vs Personal Umbrella Coverage
Hello Bigger Pocket Members, I request your advice from experienced folks. I live in Florida but I have 12 rentals up in Michigan. They are all currently in my personal name.I was considering putting even a $2M umbre...
Norm Chrostowski
Will work for food.
I was leaving Kinko's after getting my mailers printed up, and decided to stop at Mickey D's to grab something fast and get home to get and the mailers out. I noticed a guy standing on the corner of the intersection h...
Alex Gronbach
Considering remotely self-managing 4 rentals, looking for advice!
Hello Biggerpockets!
Looking for some wisdom/guidance as my Realtor today (who also works as my property manager through a company I use for management) came to me today with a proposition to "go rogue" so to speak a...
Tom Dieringer
Eager to hear about your Biggest STR Home Runs - which path did you take?
I’d love to hear if your biggest home runs have been from: a) buying an existing STR, tweaking it with your own unique skill set and applying your experience-proven enhancements to be a top performing property, orb) c...
Brian Feltz
What Motivational Quote(s) keep you going?
Im sure, like me, you have quotes posted around your work area or in your notepad. What are they? I have several:
"Someday is Today"
"You are your own limitations, you are your own success"
"Whether you think you c...
Anna M.
Not going to raise rents: Smart or just Naïve on my part?
I really do not want to raise the rent, but am I being smart about this or just being a naïve newbie landlord? I am a newbie at real estate, landlording and property management (going to be 1 year on May 4th 2016). ...