Shivron Sugrim
Out of capital and repairs are needed, please advise! Pittsburgh
I am seeking advice.I recently purchased my first house with a 5% downpayment. My goal was to occupy one of the 4 bedrooms and rent out the other 3 to room mates. I purchased this house knowing that the roof needed to...
Ryan Kawash
How do I get rid of roaches??
Hey guys, I recently closed on a duplex. I renovated one of the units that was vacant upon buying and got a tenant in there. 6 days later, she sent me pictures of roaches in the unit. Is there a way to permately ge...
Nathan Zhivalyuk
What would you do in my place?
Hi everyone I'm brand new to this site and would really like to get started in investing ASAP as I know that is the best way to learn. However I know the first step is often the most important and I have been hesit...
Jonathan Rivera
Va Loan / House hacking
I am considering buying a duplex with my VA loan to start off. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on the process ? Will I be able to live in one side and rent the other side to a section 8 tenant ? If so, W...
Garrett Hawk
First syndication advice
Hello BP,I'm considering doing my first syndication for a $2 million 51 unit property in the midwest. I personally own 50 units but I am new to the syndication arena. I have the rent rolls and tax returns for the prev...
Luke Jackson
Switching Tenants to Online Payments
Hey Everyone,I'm currently having a hard time switching tenants over to online rent payments. Right now only about 10% of my tenants pay online. I've given everyone instruction sheets on how to pay online, but they ...
Roger Poulin
Private Money solicitation
I went to a real estate auction that was not far from were I live. A guy that had a huge estate died, someone bought it and split it into 5 ac lots. I went mostly to network, but I was ready to buy. The sale require...
Rik Patel
Managing Rentals- Small issues , how to deal with it?
Hi Everyone!I just bought a new construction town-home last year for rent. I just had a new tenant call me saying the wall needs small touchups for paint along with some other small tasks. I have a property manager th...
Adam Anderson
Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009
I can’t believe this hasn’t been discussed since the bill was signed into law back in on May 20. Senate bill 897 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 also known as the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Ac...
Ivan Jouikov
Realtor advises against making official lowball offers - your take?
In a search for my own property I finally got one under contract. It's a short sale and they've got 30 days to get the lien holder approval (they actually advertised it as pre-negotiated, but wanted 90 days for this)...