Douglas B.
Our first deal: a story in progress (follow along in real time)
Hello! My wife and I are preparing to buy our first rental property for investment purposes. I'll detail the ongoing process here in this thread so others can follow along and see what it's like for a fellow fir...
Cameron Calvert
How to tell the new neighbors you’re running an airbnb
So my girlfriend and I just bought a house with incredible mountain views and are planning on turning the property into a vacation rental. The problem is, the new neighbors suffer from various mental illnesses and are...
Apostolos Karnavas
Partnerships with family
Hello Biggerpockets community,
I am a novice real estate investor. Currently house hacking my first property (a triplex). I have been very interested in forming a partnership due to my lack of capital to invest. I ha...
Jack B.
Would you rent to these room mates or not?
It was slow in February and March finding a tenant for another rental, though I ended up with 5 qualified applicants and filled it before I had any vacancy. Now I have another house vacant for 3 months and almost no ...
Webb Sledge
Establishing Realtor Rapport
I'm meeting with a Realtor in the near future who is focused very much on foreclosures in a market I'm looking to break into. He's an amiable guy, as far as I can tell through emails, and I'd like to establish a rela...
Corbin Revell
Tips for beginner attempting to wholesale and have cashflow through rental property
Hello there BP, I'm looking into wholesaling in my local area if not out of state (we'll see in the near future). My plan is to get into a fourplex property using an FHA loan while making 1-2 wholesale deals a month ...
Eric L.
EPA makes it illegal to be a handyman - Seriously
I'm surprised I haven't seen this posted yet. I just came across this last night.
In April it will be illegal to work on your own house. Anyone doing work on properties built before 1978 have to n...
Carlos O.
Finding it difficult to get home insurance estimates
Hello everyone,I just wanted to share some of the difficulties I am encountering in obtaining home insurance estimates. I've e-mailed about 10 different insurance agents last Sunday and only 1 got back to me. She prom...
Vonetta Booker
Undisclosed underground oil tank!
…and so the fun begins. :-/I just had a formal inspection done today on what’s supposed to be my first rehab, a Fannie Mae REO.Lo & behold, the inspector found evidence of a buried oil tank underneath the deck (th...
Brenda Smith
Post Foreclosure Contact?
Our home (of 25 years) was foreclosed on 3 months ago. Since then we've gotten DAILY phone calls from potential buyers wanting info on the property (like where the septic is located and structual questions). Today we...