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So today I picked up rent plus some past due rent from last month and a late fee. When I told the tenant last month that he was going to be charged a late fee, he looked at me like he couldn't believe I was being so u...
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I live in the suburbs of Washington, DC and trying to embark on my first real estate investment. Since I don't have much capital or experience, I wanted to partner with a real estate friend who is willing to contribu...
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Hey everyone, I am trying to do a cash-out refi on my first BRRRR deal and am having serious issues...as in, "no." A lot of it is COVID-19 related, but how do you guys get financing for these if they are your first on...
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Hey all - For those of you self-managing your STRs, what kind of automations are you currently using to make life easier? My List:- Auto Generated Smart Lock Codes (built-in integration through channel manager) - Set ...
HelloI am getting inquiries from section 8 tenantsHow can I politely turn down? I don’t even have any permissions to rent to section8 tenants.Appreciate your inputs Thanks
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I rarely start a thread, but today I had an experience that I just have to share.
A year ago, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. A single mom with two teenagers (15 &16) moved into one of my rentals. She had two ot...
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I must admit that I struggle with bookkeeping . I always say that I'll do better on the next project or next year. This drives my husband nuts. One of my 2015 goals is to improve in this area. My strategy is to tackle...
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Hey BiggerPockets Community! Writing today excited and inspired as we just recently completed our first project ever in Memphis, TN and I just wanted to share the details with everyone here...while this project ended ...
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if I buy, renovate and then rent or sell the property wouldn't it cost me the same to just simply buy a turnkey property and rent or sell it? I need to know please