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Matt Liu Tenant threatening to sue me for falling down stairs
18 November 2014 | 49 replies

I inherited lousy tenants in a property (year lease) who are threatening to sue me for a slip down the stairs. She didn't seem injured but yadayada had to go to the doctors and did xrays yadayada. Now they're saying s...

Shaival Patel CA senate bill SB584 imposes 15% tax on STR
15 July 2023 | 47 replies

Any insights into SB584 that places 15% tax on STRs but exempts hotels to fund housing situation?  It seems bone crushing high for guests.  If you were a new investor in CA market, this tax will lower your occupancy r...

Michael M. Turning Primary Residence to Rental
21 May 2024 | 25 replies

Hello, I’m considering turning my primary residence into a rental and moving out of state. It’s a 3000 sf 5 bed 3.5 bath new build (2022) with really nice finishes. We bought at the peak of the market in 22, and can’t...

Herman Fox Should I sell my Bay Area property to buy a house with cash in Phoenix?
15 April 2023 | 19 replies

I'm a late newbie RE investor and only own a primary residence with a family of two kids.  We have about 600k equity in our Bay Area,CA  house with another 650K left to pay on our 2.5% refinanced mortgage.  I also hav...

Bob McIntosh Potential Deal, looking for advice
8 April 2008 | 21 replies

So I have found a property, in a decent middle class neighborhood, the details are as follows:

[list]Property Price: $140,000 (asking price, can negotiate down but for analysis purposes keeping it here)

# of Units: ...

Isiah Ferguson ENTIRE AC unit needs to be replace. Wiped out ALL cash flow ??
21 August 2017 | 76 replies

I just found out the AC unit needs to be replaced. The unit is 30 years old prior to the tenant being evicted it seem to work good. I got a quote from the ONE HOUR ac contractor and he said it'll cost 6k-8k to replace...

Ryan Swigart Has anyone had their realtor urge them to use their lender?
28 March 2023 | 43 replies

I am relocating so I have a new realtor I have never used in the past. She has been very good so far. However, when I told her I wanted to submit the first offer, she called me and strongly urged me to use a local len...

Christopher Middleton Life Insurance used as a bank account
21 March 2016 | 55 replies

I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.

Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...

Michael Newman What are the best and worst Chicago south side sub markets?
27 January 2017 | 36 replies

 Hello all,  Hoping to get some first-hand knowledge and/or opinions on the best southside Chicago sub markets for apartment building investments. I've heard that Woodlawn, Bronzeville, and Jackson Park highlands are ...

Nicholas Bolcon Starting Out and Question on Work Without a Permit
26 November 2018 | 11 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets community, My name is Nick, I am from Rhode Island, and I am trying to get my foot in the door of the rental property business.  I have been browsing the forums for a while now but just got around...