John Moore
Beware of "Pleasant Renovations" and Bob Gonzalez
I just read Chad Clantons post about Bob Gonazalez in San Antonio and wanted to echo his hairy experience with Bob and give some clarification as to what was happening so that people can spot this in their own invest...
Katherine Rossell
knocking on door for rent... repeatidly?
I have a problem tenant (I have talked about in a previous post). Can I knock on her door every day to ask for the rent payment? I have already given her a 60 day notice to vacate because her lease has ended. She got ...
Francesco Barbati
Criteria for students housing
Hello BiggerPockets crowd! I have decided (but always ready to change my plan) to buy and hold to rent to students, and focus around the university in the city I live in.What are the criteria to choose the best proper...
Ryan Holmbeck
Brand new to real estate
I’ve been wanting to invest in real estate for a few years and have been scratching my head. I decided I’m going to go for it and want to learn everything I need to know to get started. I have a basic plan but no dire...
John Stockinger
Deal analysis, am I on the write path with this one?
I'm trying get better / faster at some back of the envelope type math to determine if a deal might be worth looking into. I've put together a simple spreadsheet where I just plug in some basic numbers and spit out an ...
Mindy Jensen
How Do You Ask Buyers to Watch Their Kids During Showings?
My neighbor is selling a house with a pool in an area where pools are not the norm. Her backyard is a child's paradise, but two separate showings have had the kids ON the pool deck with zero adults anywhere near. The ...
Elliott Back
Looking for Leadville, CO
Wanted to see if anyone in the Denver area had some insight into the smaller towns around the area. I know Denver is pretty pricy, so I wanted to see if the areas within 100 miles are pretty good. I saw some pictures ...
Jared Trindade
Real Estate Market in Rocky Mount, NC
How Rocky is it really?
Rocky Mount is a fairly medium sized municipality positioned just a bit east of Raleigh, supporting a population of around 54,000 and employing about 22.9k people (~ -6.65% growth year over ye...
Joseph Weisenbloom
How do you handle tenant AC costs?
Tenants love to crank AC systems to absurdly low temperatures which creates a high likelihood of breaking the AC unit. In my area HVAC techs charge $1000s just to look at the unit after it breaks. I have a 3 year old ...
Shawn Connors
Results of First Direct Mail Campaign
Hey BP,So a week after I sent out my first campaign these are the results...370 pieces mailed to high equity, absentee, out-of-state owners15 call backsTalked to people that were in all kinds of different situations. ...