Glenn Czulada
I just had a big house fire
I had a chimney fire (wood insert-unknown cause at this point), in my 6,000 sq ft house, on Monday. The fire was confined to the roof area of the chimney but they had the hoses on at least 90 minutes. There was smok...
Ofir R.
Inspecting a property from afar
Interested in buying a rental property. My eye caught a nice property. I'm in Europe now and can't travel to Texas, is there a service that I can hire, someone unbiased who will go inspect the property for me? I've ne...
Shuo Li
How to minimize income tax?
Hello BiggerPockets.I'm pretty new to the real estate investing business. I do not currently own any properties. My aim in to obtain 2 rental properties in the next 12 months, and scale up as I go alone.The issue (a g...
Jake Sanders
Kansas City SFH Repair & Maintenance Budget
What do you typically spend / budget for repairs and maintenance for a SFR in KC? This is probably the thing I am most unsure about when running deal analyses. I understand that this can vary a lot depending on the ag...
Natasha Rooney
Learning about investing! Canadian trying to invest in US real estate
Hello everyone! This is my first post. I have been interested in investing in US real estate for quite some time and have spent the summer reading books and getting a bit more familiar with it all. I can't wait to pur...
Yvonne Shui
Purchasing in Bed Stuy Brooklyn
Hi BP community
I’m looking to purchase a 2 family in Bedford Stuyvesant as my primary residence. My husband and I will be using this property as househacking that we will be staying in the rental unit while renting...
Thomas Williamson
How I bought ten homes in 2.5 years
Hi everyone, I’m still relatively new to Bigger Pockets, and I had a recent colleague request ask that I post this to help others out. The question is, how did I go about purchasing ten houses in 2.5 years. I wish t...
Matthew Crane
Matt Onofrio Tax fraud indictment
Always knew he was a fraud.
https://www.leadertelegram.com...
John Lubin
Shouldn't Prop Manager handle eviction?
My property manager is saying an eviction will cost ~$1000 for a lawyer. Shouldn't the property manager handle the eviction process themself, otherwise, what am I really paying them for? Tenant paid last month ~ 20 ...
Wendell De Guzman
Real Vacancy Factor
After owning a bunch of rental properties, I realized that for Single Family Homes, your real vacancy factor is not necessarily 10%. Why? If you have a mortgage on the house, logically then, if it becomes vacant, y...