Abi Horton
Withholding a tenants deposit due to mold?
I just bought a property that had tenements that were older and lived in the house for about 10 years. It came out during the inspection that there was a sewer line blockage and the tenants confirmed there had been “b...
Nick Saucier
Any agents ever been in any dangerous situations?
I read a little bit on the crimes committed against real estate agents while on the job and I'm curious if anyone has had any sticky situations or ever been really uncomfortable and uneasy.
Its odd that a white col...
Manjusha Tangirala
Pool Safety Measures for My Airbnb Rental in Escondido, CA
Dear Bigger Pockets Community,
I hope this message finds you well. I'm reaching out to the knowledgeable and experienced community here at Bigger Pockets for some guidance regarding my short-term rental property in E...
Patrick Thomas Dickinson
Financing my next down payment for my next property
Okay here's my financial story in a nutshell. I am trying to scale quicker as most of us are.
I own 2 rentals and I'm trying to buy another one.
Spoke with my lender the other day he said my DTI was 2 percent. My ...
Dori Arazi
Dive deeper or wait for the wave to pass?
I’ve been wanting to get deeper into REI for many years, and I have finally lined up enough equity and cash to where I’m comfortable taking the dive. While I have some sensibilities already in place from managing a pr...
Taylor Herman
How to Value Land + Teardown SFR
Hello BP,I recently came across some derelict properties in the Delridge neighborhood of Seattle and was able to (with the help of the owner of a nearby shop) track down the owner, who said that they were actually sel...
Daniel Hart
How to offset capital gains from a flip
I don't normally seem to make money, so I don't have this unusual problem :)
I am expecting a gain of about $50k this year from a flip deal. I have 15 rentals and I will probably depreciate them all, and take any ...
Habbak Burs
If the housing market drops .... strategy
In general there is a lot of speculation that the housing market prices are going to drop.... at least in California, it does feel that way I see home sales slowing down, prices haven’t really dropped a lot but it def...
Samantha M.
Free & Clear Properties or Leverage with Cash Flow?
What would you suggest? If you had 150,000 free to invest in rental/buy and hold properties. You could purchase perhaps 1 or 2 houses free and clear with money.
or
You could take that same amount and leverage them...
Dan DiCairano
Self Directed Roth IRA
I am looking to rollover my traditional 401k & Roth 401k into a self directed Roth IRA. I was wondering what the best company to work with as a custodian would be. I also was curious how long the process takes fro...