Michael S.
First Property - Dirty Tenant
Hey guys - looking for some advice and opinions.I just closed on my very first investment property, a 4-plex apartment building.All units are currently filled. Units A and D are on month-to-month. Unit B's lease is up...
Brad Franks
First time landlord; inherited tenants.
I just closed on my first rental property yesterday, a duplex in a good location. Both units are currently rented. There’s no current lease, and the previous landlord was not managing the property at all. The rent cur...
Takahito Torimoto
Cash-Out Refinance of Investment Property - does this make sense?
TL;DR: A cash-out refinance will make my original property negative cash flow of $250, but my use of that cash (either in the "holding" investment or the eventual STR property to put a down payment on) should more tha...
Holly Baldwin
non-performing rental
Hello BiggerPockets community! My husband and I are new investors (just by chance....long story!) and have one SFH rental in the west valley of Phoenix, AZ.
We need some advice from you more experienced inv...
Jennifer Saylor
Tenant passed away and there is 16 months left of the lease.
Hi, I need some advice on how to deal with a lease after the tenant passes away. I know the law in Maryland states that the lease remains in effect after a tenant passes and the remaining lease obligation will be sett...
Renee R.
Couple has split - Deposit question
My tenants, an unmarried couple, had a domestic violence issue and the court says the guy gets to stay in the apartment. (She was the abuser.) He wants her off the lease, which is fine. But, am I required to return ha...
Jay Hinrichs
7% guranteed rental returns for 5 years.
Hey BP land.. Over here in Thailand this week and a lot of the condo's are advertising 7% guaranteed return when you buy a condo good for 5 years... and the price points are pretty cool too in the 50k range.. Not to...
John Joseph
In the DC Metro area and nothing on MLS cash flows
I'm on the Maryland side of the DC metro area and am finding in my analysis that not even the cheapest listings on the MLS are cash flowing. The properties I am targeting are all under $200k (which is rare in this are...
Heather Pabon
1031 or pay off primary residence (help!)
We are about to sell a house in San Diego that we purchased in 2011. It’s been a rental since 2013. We are set to make about $700k on it. This is our only investment property. (we do not want to stay in the CA market)...
Jason Gorham
Hard money + Private money
I always hear about how if a deal is good enough you can get into real estate with none of your own money, so I reached out to hard money lenders to get pre approved and they won’t even pre approve me unless I have 20...