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I have some questions regarding tightening up my criteria for selecting prospective tenants, and weeding out potential bad eggs.
Does anybody have any thoughts on hiring a professional to administer a polygraph test...
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Ok, here’s what I’m askingIf you are an active real estate investor, how many properties do you do at least a cursory look at for each property you make an offer on? How many offers for each completed deal?If you are...
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Good Morning,So I have always dreamed of getting a duplex as my first house and to house hack to get my foot in the door in real estate investing. My goal was simple: house hack, and after a year browse to hopefully r...
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I am in the process of buying a new-construction home. We had a home inspector look at it today. Many of the problems are minor -- typical of a home just built -- but there are a few that seem important and hard to so...
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4 plex in a decent area. All units are 1 bedroom 1 bath. Brick building with a newer rubber roof and a carport in the rear that could use some work.
asking - $105000 (price has steadily been decreasing...thinking mor...
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When you have a relatively good tenant that pays on time, do you raise the rent?
This question prompted from this comment made on another thread:
Originally posted by "dafly":My two instances of not being firm enough...
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So I have an interesting situation. I have been using a lease option with a home that I originally intended to purchase to live in. But the property has proven too difficult to finance because it's a 1 bedroom house w...
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Hello,I am currently a freshman still at home with a lot of free time. I have been interested in real estate since middle school and am certain it is something I want to do. I know I can be a little ambitious and anxi...
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Okay here's the story... A good friend at work asked me to help her sell her house. She is the original owner of a little over 20 yrs but has been having issues with the bank and got a little behind on the payments. ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets! I am a newbie with an interest in Multifamily properties. I am currently learning to use the BP calculators to evaluate whether or not a property is a good deal! I am having trouble with estimati...