Matthew Catanzariti
Raising rents on new acquisition.
I recently purchased a new multi-family unit and the rents are below market by a pretty good amount. They are paying 1100 while market rate in my area is 1400-1500. My question is, is how do I go about raising the ren...
Steve Balinski
My horrible re-finished flooring contractor experience
Hello Bigger Pockets community. I recently had a very bad flooring contractor experience I wanted to share. Lesson I learned, DO NOT make final payment until you have approved the work and are happy with it!!! DO N...
Quang Tran
Hello from Sacramento, California
Hello all! I hope you all welcome me into the BP community! My name is Quang Tran and I made the decision to join BP while reading The Book on Rental Property Investing. I am a student originally from the Bay Area. I ...
Jesse Gargus-Smith
FHA loan MF question
So I was talking to my REA earlier about a mailing list for MFs, and I mentioned that I wanted to be able to use an FHA loan for those properties, and he said that an FHA loan would only work for one half of the duple...
Damian Robinson
Investing inside the loop in Indianapolis
I am getting so many mixed messages on investing inside the loop in c areas being a good idea or bad. If there areInvestors that have actually invested in these communities please give me some of your experiences. The...
Amy A.
What's it like investing in a southern climate?
As I prepare my Maine rentals for winter - hiring a plow guy who will actually show up, finding the best deal for oil, making sure my tenants shut their storm windows, etc., I have to wonder if there's a better option...
Kate J.
Do I need an agent to sell?
Hi All! I am licensed RE agent, but I don't have experience in sales at all. Well, to be more precise all my purchases and sales I did for myself. So it is kind of limited experience. In all my sales I was dropping th...
Yenlan Patton
Asking for pet rules
My husband and I own few houses for rent for additional income. We have 2 family moved in few months back at our properties. These 2 family have the same issue…"sneaking" the pet while they signed without pets. One fa...
Peter Christensen
Garage door keeps breaking
This past November, I got a call from my tenant one morning that the garage door at the house he is renting came off the track and wasn't able to close all the way. I reached out to a couple local repairmen, and hire...
Matt M.
I know we all hate turnovers, but…
Hey guys, So we all hate turnovers. But, long term tenants aren’t necessarily great either. Personally I’ve never really cared about turnovers, I’m a DIY landlord and contractor. It gives me an opportunity to do a rea...