Marc Allen
Illinois Property Taxes
Hi All,I'm curious how people are continuing to justify buy-and-hold investments in Illinois suburbs with the current state of property taxes. I've got my eye one pretty inexpensive property which is listed at $80K, w...
Bill Womeldorf
Having tenants pay using internet?
Hi everyone!I am debating weather or not having making a tenant pay rent on a smart phone/ or computer that would require internet is ethical. I would think the vast majority of renters now use internet on the daily a...
Matt Devincenzo
Cold calling for note leads
So I've begun researching purchasing notes, and found a few different threads with the suggestion of cold calling people that are in contact with note holders. Bankruptcy attys, financial planners, CPAs, title compani...
Cory T.
Evicting renter from a vacation rental property
Hello All,I have a one-bedroom vacation rental condo in Palm Springs that has been listed on AirBnB for about a year now. I have my first stressful problem: a vacation renter with a 44 day reservation who will NOT lea...
Account Closed
New 'Kidless' Tenants Forged Lease to get their Kids out of LA Protective Services
Young (20ish) couple presented as working 'wife' making 3x the 2-bedroom rent monthly, and non-working ucla grad student 'husband', recently relocated from midwest, and with no children. Employment checked out so I ac...
Luis Torrico
Out Of State Investing Problem
My PM has stopped replying my texts and answering my calls.He was coordinating a rehab and he was also finishing up an eviction.His last message was that he admitted he was slacking off and wanted to talk to make thin...
Timothy VanWingerden
Operating expense or capital improvement?
I am working with an accountant as I prepare returns for the first year of owning real estate. I read Brandon Hall’s article from a while back talking about the tax myth’s for real estate investing. One was the follow...
Joshua Dorkin
** Tenant Screening & Credit Checks for Landlords **
BiggerPockets Partners with TransUnion to Provide Tenant Screening & Credit Checks
In an effort to serve our members, BiggerPockets now offers tenant screening services in concert with the cr...
Maureen Hannan
I want to sell a private mortgage note
Hello All,
I would really welcome advice from anyone experienced in mortgage brokering. I hold the note on a home in Arlington, VA. The amount of the note is $420K, and the home is currently valued at roughly $450K....
Brandon Hicks
Pit bulls as service dogs.....
Just got a call in Indiana from a lady whose kid has a pit as a "service" dog. Thoughts on this? Can I still discriminate against the breed as I normally do with pits, rotts and so on even if they have papers?