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I am a first-time investor currently building my foundational real estate knowledge by consuming as much BP content as I can (books and podcasts!) on top of taking real estate classes in my place of residence, DC. I f...
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I have a SFR in a low to moderate income older neighborhood. We've owned it 3 years and rented it out.
The house has been vacant now for a few months, partially due to cleaning and doing improvements. We or...
Hi BPers,I'm in the processing of hiring my cleaner for my first property. Does your house cleaner normally give you an invoice after every clean? Probably for your records, it would make sense to have invoices for al...
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Hey Team,
I am brand new to Real Estate Investing, and I've come to the conclusion I want to be in this for the long haul. I'm constantly listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast, and one of the things that I see that...
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San Jose Investors. What do you folks think? I hear some say SJ is still growing with potential new IT space attractive to some companies. Like the new Google facility at Diridon. I see others say SJ may be headed ...
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Hello All,I am a 20 year old getting finances in order and mindset to begin investing post college (get w2 income for qualifying through banks). If you could go back to your 20 year old self what would you tell yourse...
Looking for advice on the following situation:Unit was rented out to a couple - let's call them Bob and Alice. Both Bob and Alice are listed as tenants on the lease - but financials are mostly provided by Bob.2 months...
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With all of my properties, I would rate my relations with my tenants as an A to A+ with regard to our correspondence, courtesy and on time rent payment.I have only 1 tenant where the relationship is very poor. This is...
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This may seem like a strange question, or maybe it's been answered before, but staying motivated is a big deal. How do you stay motivated when you don't feel like doing what you have to do? Any kind of response would ...
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Ok, so I am ready to pull the trigger wholesaling. Here is what I feel to be the step by step process. Please let me know if I am forgetting something:1. Marketing for motivated sellers2. Communicate with leads. 3....