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Hey all, I am a new landlord of a duplex, since October 2014. My downstairs tenant has stopped paying rent this month. Rent is due on the 1st, and there was no grace period in the lease. The lease was drawn up by the ...
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Hi,Any thoughts on my investing plan are appreciated:--Invest out of area in a low COL area. Try to meet the 2% rent rule (or better). I'm thinking Cleveland at the moment. Target 3 bed 2 baths in working class neighb...
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Hello everyone,
I just signed up and excited to be part of biggerpockets community. Hope to make great friends and contacts here.
At this stage my interest is less in investing and rather in my personal project that...
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I invest with a buy and hold strategy in two very different markets, about 100 miles apart, and we're analyzing where to put our money next.
Our first SFR is in an inner suburb of KC, a fantastic location for...
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I'm working with a very motivated seller who got embezzled and now has gotten behind on his luxury home payment so now he is in a state of preforeclosure to the point where he has no choice but to sell.
This home ha...
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We are a Seattle-based property management company. We need to purchase a good camera and camcorder for taking real estate pictures and videos for both marketing as well as inspection purposes..
What are the...
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I'm interested in purchasing a multifamily property - specifically, a three-plex or a quad. Is it necessary that the property is fully occupied when I make an offer, or is this more of an added bonus?
I shoul...
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I have a motivated seller that I need to send offers to within the next 2-3 days. But I'm struggling to structure this deal in such a way that will allow me to stay in the deal; rather than wholesale.Seller Owns this ...
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Hello BP!I want to know how landlords or property managers structure routine inspections of their properties. I want to be a good landlord for my tenants and I want to protect my investments but I feel like my curren...
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I'm 11 months into my first rental (triplex), and so far I've experienced:
-2 evictions (inherited tenants)
-a roach infestation
-thousands of dollars in damage to one unit
-likely more $ in damages to come
Am I det...