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Last month, I purchased my first rental property in Baltimore for $117k and invested an additional $13k in renovations. Since then, I've encountered several significant issues:
1. **Air Conditioning:** The AC unit ...
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Hello , bp
I'm a young man that lives in Central New jersey
who would love to get started in real estate investing I've been reading a few books and I'm starting to get the knowledge with out actually doing any act...
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When I self manage my own property the repair are minimal, once turn over property management there is repairs from time to time and I don’t make much money. As well tenant turn over are higher because they increase m...
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Hello,Would like to ask for opinion/advise how to deal with the tenant's requests upon moving out to return the security deposit and half of the paid rent for the last month. Please read the correspondence below betwe...
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This is my first experience with this, and to be honest, I'm panicking. A former tenant that just vacated a property I own is suing for multiple items and a large amount of money. Mostly on items they're claiming we...
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Hate to be at this point again in the due diligence, but here I am. Ready to learn.
I'm under contract on a duplex (first deal) and after having inspections, I don't know if this deal is worth it anymore. I'd appreci...
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Good Evening All-I have been scoping Bigger Pockets out for a little over a year (stumbled upon it while searching about real estate) and have been a little self-conscious about asking questions. No one wants to soun...
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Hi there, I have never owned my own home before, but my income is 6 figures, my credit is great and my DTI is below 5%. My issue is that I live in SoCal and I do not wish to Invest here since property values are alrea...
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Hello everybody this is my first post and first wholesale deal I am working on.
The property is a SFH in a desirable area on the North Side of Chicago. Numbers are as follows.
ARV: $175,000
Repair...
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I had my property manager tear down a garage on one of my properties last year. In the process, the contractor damaged part of the neighbor's fence. The neighbor then filed a claim with their insurance company, Natio...