Jon Tyler
House Hacking in Charleston, SC
Looking for a little help for my son who lives outside Charleston, SC. He recently purchased a 4/3 to live in with his girlfriend and her kids. They are now breaking up and he asked me about renting it out.I am a lice...
Ingrid Nagy
The Bed Bug Lady in NJ
I call her the Bed Bug Lady. She's been my Sec 8 tenant for 14 yrs. Four years ago I sold a condo which she occupied. Sale required I deliver the condo vacant so after many months notice she came to court with lega...
Matt Lawrence
Can I deny a rental application because they smoke
I own a house in Portland Oregon and I have an applicant that says they smoke but they’ll do it out side. We have posted we have a strict no smoking and no pets policy in our two unit building. Is it legal for me the ...
Brendan Ferguson
Creative Financing Help
Hey everyone,
I have potential off market deal from a friend of mine. It is 2 unit building that has potential for a 3rd unit as well. I am thinking that if we could come up with some sort creative financing contrac...
Jon B.
Purchasing a House With Fire Damage
I am thinking of making an all-cash offer to purchase a SFR with existing fire damage in the kitchen at a price well below market value The property is in otherwise solid condition and in a great neighborhood. I plan ...
Ari Bachrach
Depreciating personal property
A question on depreciation for residential investment properties. When calculating depreciation, the regular schedule is to depreciate the property over 27.5 years. Do I need to separate out personal property (applian...
Jon Schwartz
Resources for finding capex on a SFR rental?
Hi everybody,First off, let me thank you in advance if you reply to this post! BiggerPockets really has a great thing going: newbies ask questions, experienced investors provide answers, relationships are made, deals ...
Galit Garsiel
How much money on average do you make per flip?
I know it varys a lot. Still, when you add the numbers and divide it by the number of flipps...
Jeff Schemmel
How have things gone for you in Saint Paul post-rent-control?
As a local landlord, I'd love to hear from other landlords in Saint Paul who've been in for at least a few years now, specifically how are your rentals doing post rent control? What's your bed/bath combination and wh...
Wojtek Wlodarski
How do I offer owner financing?
What are some good write ups on offering owner financing... the dos the don'ts... the risks and benefits (i'm guessing asking for higher value). Let say a property is purchased for $20k with all cash. I put $5k int...