Roy C.
Paying off Student Loan vs. REI
Hello guys. I know this question has been asked many times before, but since every situation is different, I want to hear your feedback on my situation. I currently have $30k student debt. I have a very stable job wit...
Aaron Nelson
Should I build 17-unit multi-family project?
Hello! I've got a piece of vacant land under contract in Redding, CA which had approval to build 17 townhouse-style units, all 3/2.5 bath with attached garages, about 1350 SF each. The owner of the land recently passe...
Lee Allen
The Dark side of buying a property with no money down
There is a dark side of buying a property with no money down at full market value.
I get alot of calls each week from people that bought their property last year and got a 100% loan and now they have to sell the prop...
Karyn C.
Property Management Suspected of Fraud and Embezzlement
Hi everyone. I am new to Bigger Pockets, but I was hoping you might have some advice for me... I have a situation where I recently fired my PM in Arizona, because she was taking advantage of the fact that we li...
Anna Milligan
Renter's Insurance Liability and "additional insured"
Our insurance guy is telling us that we should have a requirement in our lease that the renter have renter’s insurance for $500k liability. He said most policies are at $300k, but it’s only an extra $10/yr to bump up...
Patty Nisbet
Mid term renting question
We bought a house in March with the intentions to rent our basment for Short term. We did and it was decent! November and December took a nose dive. We get most bookings on Airbnb. Not many at all on VRBO. Anyway I am...
Jeffrey Stein
Show me the money!!!! How’s everyone collecting rent?
I had been using cozy.co for collecting tenants rent for years, and was very happy with the platform.Since their merger with apartments.com I’ve been less than ecstatic with the new platform. Curious if there are any...
Hayden Schaefer
First House Hack Motivations
Greetings, I and a friend live in the NoVa area right outside of DC. We have a desire to dive in and buy a property together, yet we have enough of a downpayment for only 3 percent between the two of us. However, we h...
Jimmy S.
tenant still did not put utilties in there name
Got a new tenant and moved in on the 1st. They have gas heat and hot water. I called UGI, the gas company and they did not put the gas in there name yet. I called my tenant and they said UGI needs a duplicate of the...
Amir K.
Security deposit account
Hi,
Soon to be first time landlord here
I’m asking for a 1 month security deposit but I’m not sure where exactly do I need to put this money. I searched the forums, some answers said “savings account”, some said I c...