Charles D. Smith
Evaluating Your Next Real Estate Multifamily Investment
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a wave of changes in commercial real estate investing. Remote workforces and e-commerce trends have significantly impacted retail and office asset classes; however, the multifamily asse...
Cliff T.
Evicting Roommate on Month-to-Month lease (house hacking)
Hello,Tenant is on a month-to-month, written lease.I have informed tenant with appropriate notice that their lease is up at the end of the month. I have no reason to expect the tenant to be out or have their property ...
Daniel Sanchez
New Member to Forum - Ready to Apply Myself
Howdy Bigger Pockets Clan, my name is Daniel Sanchez but I am have branded myself as HowdyDany. I am a student at Texas A&M University and a realtor in the College Station and Houston area. I have been a long-time...
Gillian Scott
Should I sell or rent?
Hi everyone, my name is Gillian - just turned 27 and I work in the architectural field, but looking to also move into real estate investing. I'm pretty much as green as they come, so I'm looking for some advice. I hav...
Nick Liddell
Evicted Tenant, now “living” in friends unit on the property??
Hello Everyone,
Just went through a lengthy process of evicting a troublesome tenant on our property. It now looks like the evicted tenant is “staying” in his friends unit which is also on the same property (6 unit p...
Damara Montaque
How do todays investors protect against a market downturn?
I was reading in one of Brandon Turners books about how he will only purchase a property for 20% less than what it’s worth in order to protect against a market crash. My question is, will the market not drop less than...
Svetlana G.
Lender's appraisal- can we challenge it?
We just received lender's appraisal on the property we area selling. While the market is very hot in our area and houses are moving quickly, I am puzzled why comparable houses (number of bedrooms, bathrooms, total s...
Nick Bossert
Renter paying new lease
Hello. I'm about to rent my house to a tenant, and I'm wondering if there's anything specific I should do to help ensure the tenant pays in full on time. We've run credit checks and things look ok, but any recommend...
Cory Clay
Use the 1% or 2% rule?
Hi, this is for anyone that invest in Houston, TX or surrounding areas. I'm taking the steps to analyze deals in the search for my very first one. As a rule of thumb, do you use a 1% or 2% rule for narrowing deals dow...
Katelin Eberhard
No lease and won't fill out application
Have a tenant who is not on a lease and was not on a lease before COVID19, hasn't paid since January. I have asked her to fill out a lease application and she refuses to, she all of a sudden has all 3 months of rent ...