Amir Navabpour
What did vacancy/eviction rates look like in 2009-2010?
While we may already be in, (or close to) a technical recession, as of this post we still have a very strong job market in most sectors right now. Supposedly, rental properties hold their value and vacancy is low dur...
Jason Malabute
finding a Key Principal process
I'm working on my first apartment deal. I might need a key principal if purchase price /loan amount is above a certain amount.I was told I should start looking for a key principal well before I find deal. Is this true...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Nonpaying Tenant Joined Army
I have a tenant who decided since he signed up for the Army and is leaving for boot camp in a few months, he doesn't have to pay rent any longer. I filed eviction, but have been tossing around the idea of calling t...
Tony Castronovo
Why running your real estate as a business pays off
I'm still on a bit of a high. Had a great initial meeting with a bank this morning to discuss financing me for a significant purchase into the multi-family arena. I started in real estate about 3 years ago and have ...
Gerardo R Gonzalez
trying to learn a thing or 2
how is everyone doing today? i have a few questions and im hoping some one can enlighten me a bit or at least point me in the right direction.
my name is Gerardo im fairly new to RE and BiggerPockets for that matter...
Seth Dillon
Just starting out, asking wife's boss in invest
So here's the deal, I have been interested in flipping real estate and possibly owning rental property as a business for some time now but have never dedicated the time to learning where to start or had the funds to d...
Michael Ealy
What Stops You from Thinking BIG?
I feel sorry for a lot of BP'ers.I see the same questions. I see the same struggles. I can see the same small thinking.And I can see that a lot of newbie investors are doing real estate investing the hard way...the sl...
Angela Holmes
Diary of a leasing agent " Are the Monkeys running the Asylum ?"
Some of you may remember me, I posted a few months ago about having a cash windfall from a relative and wanting to invest in multi family but I lacked experience. As a Graphic designer and product analyst in Silicon V...
Mary Jay
Squatter- will you please help?
Hi guys, Ive never had this happen to me before so I am kind of lost...
So I just closed on a 4plex in PA and I guess I have a squatter . Before closing the seller said that the apartment was empty but my handyman w...
Account Closed
Confused about securing funding
Here's my question: If I am investing in a rental property with good numbers (based on math from reading posts about being a landlord using the 50% rule, ect), what is the difference between securing a good property ...