Jose Valdez
Rental property insurance
Hello! I might soon be purchasing my first rental property and needed some help. Is renters insurance needed? If so, why? Or is the landlord insurance all that is needed? Thank you!
Michael H.
Duplex under contract, must occupy, which tenent would you evict?
Unit 1 - 3/2 with 5 people and 3 dogs living in the unit. month to month lease paying 1050 a month. guy is nice but they have a ton of clutter. as well as dogs that are not on lease. resident for 2. years. always paid...
Vincent Plant
Approaching a seller in Distress to Create a Deal
I brrrr’d a house several months ago. It worked out great. The street it’s on presents tons of opportunity so I want to get another. I got word that the neighbor next door is in distress and possibly in foreclosure (i...
Cecil Russell
Effective but inexpensive method to form a business?
I have notices in the past 10 telephone calls to seller that many are hesitant to enter transactions with someone as inexperienced as I. I would like to form a business structure to operate within but not sure which i...
Natalie Schanne
Direct Mail & Seller Meetings Age or Female Gender Response Bias?
I'm an experienced engineer, RE agent and investor. I've been sending direct mail - postcards, yellow letters - and have yet to get a property under an off-market contract after 10+ owner / seller meetings. (Sure, I'm...
Karen M.
Q's about IRAs, Private Money Lending and Being a Slave to the Bank
Hi Everyone!
I'm a couple weeks into learning, and I have to say, Real Estate is fascinating and so far, it's been very fun to learn about.
Last night I went to a Milwaukee REIA meeting. I got to meet Dawn A. from...
Timothy Netzley
Newbie from Montana
Hello! Excited about the possibilities here. My wife and I are BRAND NEW to real estate investing, though I have been working around and in real estate for many years. We are hoping for more education, wisdom, and net...
Earl W.
Use of Common Areas when the possessions are one tenants
Long story short: I rented to three qualified but young tenants. A boyfriend/girlfriend couple and the girlfriend's cousin. For whatever reason they had a falling out. I've been getting texts from both sides complain...
Sheryl Sitman
How to know you are working with someone you can trust
From Tinder Swindler to Inventing Anna - How do you know you are working with someone genuine? While today, it looks to me very simple to determine who I want to work with in Real Estate, I understand that for new inv...
Gabriel F.
Who here has a Buildium Account??
Hi everyone,Prior to officially joining Biggerpockets I have been a lurker on this site for quite sometime now and I am incredibly grateful for the information and the members that share it with us all. Even though I ...