Pamela Gordon
Rental Showings - Do you prefer 1:1 or open house tours?
Just starting showing my rental property about 1.5 weeks ago, by appointment only. It seems like a nice gesture to have private tours for the potential tenants that show up, but it also takes a lot of time. So what ...
Joseph Legnard
Auction.com
The following is an account of my recent “Newbie” experience with Auction.com. After reading the info posted on the forum about Auction.com, there seems to be some mystery in some minds, including mine, surrounding th...
Scott Trench
Update to Signatures on the BiggerPockets Forums
Just wanted to announce today that we’ve added some enhanced capabilities to the forum signature here on BiggerPockets.We now allow agents and other professionals to show off their certifications, license numbers, and...
Maggie Cohle
Security Deposit Return - Reasonable?
Hi, I'm a new landlord renting out my townhouse and I've just provided my first tenants with their accounting of the security deposit. The tenants are upset because of the amount I've withheld. Here are the basic fa...
THU NGUYEN
Using Money to Buy/Rent Out or Lend out as Private Lender
Hi BP members,I need help analyzing the follow:In Houston Rental market (suburban), most will follow the 1%...so here is my calculation for getting a rental house that can rent out for $1500/month, at $150KMonthlyRent...
Jason Prevette
Self-Property Managers...Any Regrets?
I'm debating self-managing my current primary residence following a job relocation (and move) to NYC, and in part of that decision I wanted to check with some fellow BP'ers to see if there were any 1st timers that cou...
William Tong
EquityBuild has been taken into receivership. Anyone with info?
Does anyone know what is happening with EquityBuild? It is in Receivership by the SEC. What does this mean for investors?
David Beard
MLS Strategies in locating properties
I’ve recently gotten my agent’s license and have been reviewing MLS data with an eye toward picking up good flip properties. For those of you that use the MLS for this purpose, I was hoping that you would share some ...
Ashley V.
Charging tenant for unnecessary house calls?
First let me share that the lease on this home states the tenant will be responsible for small repairs less that $50 even if it is due to normal wear and tear. We have a new tenant that has been here for about 6 month...
Michael Dunn
Lose your VA loan ??
Good Evening,I was wondering if you could ever Lose your VA loan.Meaning ,say you have been out of the Military for 10+ ears and have never used it ............. Do you have to use it by a certain number of years ?Als...