Is it standered for an appraiser to not include a unit on the appraisal because the door was boarded over? What to do after the fact that I paid for an incomplete appraisal came back with replacement cost $120k....val...

I am looking to transfer title of a few rental properties to an LLC. It seems like investors most commonly use a quit claim deed for this. Why? I would have minimal concern over using a quit claim deed since I know th...

I have some three year tenants that just signed another year lease. They were our first tenants that moved into this townhouse after we bought it. The back yard was a disaster before they moved in, but I fixed it pr...

Hi All,I think I am in trouble with finding tenants. I recently purchased a house with 5 tenants in a college town. I was mistakenly thinking that the students are looking for housing in the summer. However, the look ...

so I'm trying to acquire my first brrrr deal and when I plug the numbers into the brrrr calculator it shows a negative cashflow on the refinance part and only a 6% ROI during the first loan.(hard money loan) im not su...

Hello BiggerPockets!!!  I'm newer to the real estate investing game and seeking out some additional advice about taxes.  I recently bought a fourplex that I'm holding (I'm even starting to look into another acquisitio...

I have had similar scenarios when selling household items, but the scammers seem to have expanded the area - I was contacted by someone who tries to pull the old CL scam on me. Below is his/her email - landlords bewar...

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Stockton Deal Analyses – Estimating CostsA while ago I wrote a series of posts ranting about the current state of the residential income property market in Stockton, CA. In each post I highlighted a current listing an...

Hello,
I am a first-time landlord who has run into some major issues with my first purchase. I am looking for advice on how to proceed. Below is the series of events that has led to now.
I found an apartment buildin...