Robin Casper
How illegal is this on a scale of 1 to Bernie madoff
So funny story I thought I’d share. I recently put in an offer on a short sale house and when talking to the listing agent he said “man I love these short sales!” So I said oh really why? And he said because he rents ...
Rick Harris
Inherited Tenants Refuse To Pay Rent!
Mother passed away Feb. 9. On Feb. 12, I gave her tenants (now mine) 30 day notice to move (not knowing that California requires 60 days). Tenant has not paid Feb. rent yet, claiming that I do not have legal title...
J. Martin
Lifestyle Design - What is it and how does it impact you?
@Ali Boone , @Charles McNelly, and others have talked about lifestyle design, and how it fits into their real estate investing - or should I say, how their real estate investing fits into their lifestyle design. I've ...
Account Closed
Renting to a Mexican citizen living in the US
I have a very nice couple with three well behaved kids that wants to rent one of my homes. The problem for me is trying to verify if they are good tenants or not. I asked for the standard copies of each of the couples...
Michelle Brockway
Good tenant turned annoying....mentally trying not to be bothered.
Good Evening All-I have been scoping Bigger Pockets out for a little over a year (stumbled upon it while searching about real estate) and have been a little self-conscious about asking questions. No one wants to soun...
Jamaal Hunt
I have a pending assignment agreement
Right now I have a pending assignment agreement. It feels great. The buyer called me on thursday with questions and I was honest with him about the property needing a full rehab. When he stopped by the property he cal...
Justin Hutchins
$10k to invest..... Hard Momey Fix & Flip or Rentals....
So I am as new as it gets to real estate investing and I want to start investing and making passive money so bad I can’t stand it! I literally wake up to audio books and go to sleep reading the forums on BP. I have $1...
Kimberly Peticolas
New Book!!! Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor
BiggerPockets is excited to introduce its newest book, The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor!Taxes! Boring and irritating, right?Perhaps. But if you want to succeed in real estate, your tax str...
Yeshudas Nair
Property tax and maintenance in Tampa, FL
I am a newbie in Real estate investing. I have been reading and studying on Real Estate's in Tampa, FL.I had a concern about the taxes and maintenance costs in Tampa, FL.Suppose if i bring a house for $350k, what coul...
Maxim Khanin
Obligation to test for mold - no evidence?
I have been renting out the top floor of a condo for 6 years now (different tenants over the years). Had a new tenant move in 5 months ago. This is in Virginia.
Today I get an email from her telling me that she's bee...