Robert Gilstrap
How to scale housekeeping and laundering of linens
I only have 10 listings currently but my goal is to ramp this up pretty rapidly towards 50+ units and I can already see housekeeping and linens being my #1 stumbling block. Linens: We do houses not apartments for the ...
Andrew Brady
What is your experience with management companies and how did you scale with them?
I'm currently in the process of beginning my real estate investing journey. I've been doing a lot of preparation work such as putting together the tools need to scan and find good deals, screen tenants, secure source...
John White
Rent Collection - Mail, Collect In Person, or Direct Deposit?
Just curious if you pick up your rent from your tenants (not an option I would ever want to do), have the checks mailed to a P.O. Box (I have no interest in having my tenants know where I live with my family), or have...
Garan Kama
New BP member from SoCal (Los Angeles area)
Hey what's up all. My name is Garan and I currently reside in the Long Beach area of Southern California. I was born and raised in Hawaii and made my way to California after a short 4-year service in the USAF. I'm ...
Bienes Raices
Lead paint and rewiring (rental built before 1978)
I've been to see an REO that's been sitting on the market (built in 1970). It's in reasonably decent shape but it does have aluminum wiring, which I would need to have replaced for insurance (and safety) reasons if I ...
Preston Gealy
Cutting the cord: Ditching the Property Management Company
In the beginning... my childhood friend introduced me to Biggerpockets and the fire was lit inside me. I had huge aspirations to grow fast and big. I established an LLC and even started paying for a web address, but n...
Mike G.
Palm Springs Vacation Rental Management
I am closing this week on my first property, which I will use for short term rentals in Palm Springs. I have done pretty extensive research on what to expect with city regulations and have used a lot of online tools t...
Dan Miller
Direct Mail Cost
I would like to start doing direct mail campaigns, either letters, postcards, or both. The thing is that I have almost no idea what the cost is, so it's hard for me to see if I can stay within a budget. If I want to...
Marie G.
Maryland LLC Financing, Asset Protection/Privacy Options
So I have done a lot of reading and listening to audiobooks, podcasts, forums, etc. This can be so overwhelming. I was wondering if there was anyone local that has any pro/cons from their experience with LLC formation...
Ron Fletcher
Strip Mall Apocalypse ?
This is one of those posts just to get everyone talking. In my area like many, they keep building strip malls like there is no tomorrow.
Does anyone but me see a future train wreck here? This is my Oversimplified t...