Debbie J.
Section 8 Tenant wants to add 2 more-should we ask for more rent?
We have a tenant on Section 8 in Missouri. Single mother. She wants to add her son's pregnant girlfriend and, in fairness to her daughter, her boyfriend. "To help them get on their feet". (We are not here to couns...
David Shapiro
Do you replace 13 year HVAC system with R22 refrigerant?
Hi All, I have a 13 year old rental property in Austin that needs 4 lbs. of R22 refrigerant. I'm being told by the HVAC contractor that because of the phase-out R22 is $125/lb. If I'd like to find the leak that will c...
Ellie Narie
How do you "define" primary residence for FHA purposes?
Could you live in an FHA property for 6 months and 1 day and still have it count as your primary residence? As in, spend 6 months and 1 day sleeping at the property, and the other time of the year not sleeping there, ...
P.R. Romain
Hoping To Close My First Deal But Confused
Good afternoon. I am fairly new to the BiggerPockets community and real estate as a whole; I attended Than Merrill's workshop and got the motivation to try out wholesaling with my significant other/partner. We started...
Martha Bishop
Is developing raw land a good way to start REI in WA state?
I am an older woman about to sell my single family residence. I want to use some of the proceeds to launch into real estate investing.My initial idea was to buy parcels of raw land, deal with the county to get all the...
Nick B.
Underwriting apartment expenses - small properties vs. big ones
Hello BP!Are expenses per unit significantly different in small apartments (10-50 units) versus large ones (100+ units)?I came across a couple of listings for small apartments (16 and 36 units), where stated actual ex...
Omar Stoltzfus
What is good accounting software
Hi,
I was looking to upgrade my accounting systems at the beginning of the new year. I was wondering what the best software is for real estate accounting? Or what you would advise me to use? All options will be gre...
Bret Kingcade
Should the tenant be billed for full carpet replacement?
Full disclosure: I am the tenant in this situation. I just started house hacking and this is from my apartment lease that just ended.So in the 2 years I lived at my old apartment, my dog had probably 6 accidents (urin...
Chris Schoonhoven
Insight in the Columbus market
Hello, I'm looking at purchasing a piece of property in the Columbus area this week.I live in NJ so I wanted to get insight into the area and hear from local people on the market and see what you think of my deal. The...
Duncan Lai
Canadian exploring in investing in US
Hello everyone, I am a newbie RE investor from Vancouver, Canada and am researching on investing in the US market. I am still starting out so I have a lot of (dumb) questions that I would like to consult the experts h...