Fatima Champagne
New Member in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Hey everyone, my name is Fatima Champagne and I'm new BiggerPockets as well as the real estate investing scene. My current goal is to obtain a duplex in the Philadelphia or surrounding area, with me living on one side...
Mark Huang
Estimating cosmetic upgrades
Hi everyone,Is there a good way to estimate cosmetic upgrade costs to refresh a property to improve it's marketability for renting out? I imagine it would be on a case-by-case basis but just looking for general guidel...
Meghan McCallum
Who else has had to fire an employee?
Hi,
Had the wonderful opportunity to hire my first employee this year. I have also now had to fire her. Has anyone been successful in avoiding paying unemployment? My employee lied, cheated and stole from us...more th...
Curtis Hill
I'm 2 weeks in and have my first deal in the works BUT....
I have a highly motivated seller of an acre lot with a 3 bed 2 bath manufactured him on the lot. I have the deal under contract for $60k. From the comps I was able to find the land alone is around $100k. Part of the d...
Kelly Creamer
Mortgage requirement: 12 month lease. But i want to Airbnb
I am purchasing a new condo and am hoping to rent out my current condo. This will be my first foray into being a landlord. One of the requirements the lender has is that I have a 12 month lease to meet income requirem...
Aaron Hollandsworth
Put in 30 day notice but returned keys late: do I owe?
CA Renter QuestionI recently requested that my property manager allow me to amend my lease agreement so that I may move out March 1, 2019 instead of the previous agreement of March 15, 2019 due to my purchasing of a n...
Gusatvus Johnson
How much autonomy do you give property managers?
I recently purchased my second multi-family rental unit and hired a property manager to manage it. (I managed my first rental myself, and still do.)So far, the property manager I hired has acted with more autonomy tha...
Huso Akaratovic
FSBO or with an Agent.....
Greetings,
How many people sell their properties FSBO and welcome buyers agents VS doing the entire transaction with the agent?
David Lee
Possible to add co-borrower to 1031?
Hi,My parents own a rental property that is paid off and they are thinking of selling it. However, I'm not sure if 1031 is possible or better.Option 1: they lived there as primary residence for 9 years, then rented it...
Shawn West
Land Contracts, LC
just wondering what some people think about LC. I understand its different from state to state but I live in WI and am currently utilizing this method for 3 houses. I currently like the style and plan on doing more by...