Mike Cowper
Direct Marketing Response - "I'll sell, for the right price"
Pretty simple - I get this response pretty frequently when a potential seller calls back on our marketing, "I'll sell, for the right price." I'm curious what other marketers are doing when they get this response. I ty...
Mark Graffagnino
Late Payment Question for Landlords
I'm curious to see how other landlords feel about this. We have a tenant who has paid late the past two months. Between the late fees and penalties, it's been about $200 extra each month (rent is $985)
My p...
Michael Plante
Definition of "AS IS"
As is as of the signing of the acceptance?Or as is as of the closing?Meaning if the property is damaged between acceptance of the offer and the closing. Is the seller responsible?Can they be held responsible to repai...
Matthew T.
In process of Evicting Tenants and they lost key and can't get in
So, I have some problematic tenants. It's almost a comical story if they didn't owe me money. I gave them an eviction notice Monday for not paying rent and they have overstayed their lease. They texted me today asking...
James Lynk
When is the right time to Quit the 9-5
First congratulations to Biggerpockets and the wealth of knowledge accumulated here. It's been very difficult for me to type a question that wasn't already addressed by your forums. So in an effort to participate, my ...
Lauren Munar
First-time landlord trying to determine rent in South Los Angeles
Hello. My husband and I have owned our 1910 spanish revival home near Leimert Park for nearly 4 years. We are moving to Atlanta for my husband's job but want to keep our"LA card" for if/when we decide to move back to ...
Matt Moldenhauer
Tenants breaking lease early
I have a nice young married couple at one of my rentals that recently informed me they're breaking their lease because they're under contract on their first house. I didn't know they were in the market, although i'm n...
NA Collins
Self Directed IRA for Investing
Can anyone explain the pro's and con's with utilizing a Self Directed IRA for RE investing.
Bob Foglia
Oklahoma Tenant/Landlord Law re: Habitability
I find myself in a bit of a dilemma. My tenants had to be out of their home for almost 2 weeks due to no negligence of their own or mine (sewer main collapsed). Unfortunately, insurance did not cover it so it came ou...
Alex Martin
Writing off a firearm?
This may be a wacky question, especially considering I couldn't find any search results pertaining to this, but can you write off the cost of a pistol as a business expense? I own almost a dozen rentals in the Tri cit...