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Good evening all,This is my first post in this forum as a new Pro member. After reading endlessly on the process, I recently realized that I will need to actually purchase a property at some point (go figure).My plan...
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Looking to purchase my first multi-family home. As a landlord can I legally live in a finished attic or basement and rent the 1st and 2nd floor of a 2 family house in NJ?
If so, whenever the landlord has to use a phy...
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Hello BiggerPockets!First I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Alex and I was born and raised here in Minnesota in a family with 4 brother (that's right, 5 boys total). I spent the 4 years after high school...
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Hi,Newbie Landlord here, looking to rent my first property. Can't decide which type of tenant screening software to use. I see some of them (like TurboTenant) put the ball completely in the tenant's court, the tenant ...
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Hello all,A tenant didn't pay rent, stopped answering all contact, and we are in month 5 of the 12 month lease. I went to place the 3 day pay rent/vacate letter on the door and I could see through the windows that th...
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Hello friends!My husband and I are working hard to establish passive income from rental properties so we can gain financial freedom! The plan is to purchase in cash (to hopefully push the price down) then do a cash o...
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Hi all, my name is Sam and I joined BiggerPocket after making the decision to become a wholesaler in Michigan. (Tri-city area) I currently live in Midland, MI and I want to connect with wholesalers and real estate inv...
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Hello All, members and admins. First Post. Pleased to have found what seems to be a comprehensive site! I hope this is filed appropriately.I am 46. I have 50% equity in my residence valued at $300K. I own 100% o...
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Hello BP community. I've been doing a lot of reading and listening to the BP podcasts. I plan on getting started with wholesaling. Im still working full-time, but I want to get moving. I'm working on my business plan ...
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Hello, all, I've been reading BP for a bit, but this is my first post. I have been investigating the different areas of investing, and my girlfriend and I believe short-term rentals in our vacation area is the way to ...