Jonathan Baird
Professional Investor in the Louisville area
Back on Bigger Pockets after a few years away. I have been the Jack of all trades in the real estate industry. I have flipped houses strictly as the investor. I have wholesaled properties. I have a rental portfolio he...
Jeff G.
I'm looking for tenant quality maps of Cleveland, Akron, and Canton, OH
I own some multifamily homes in Akron and Canton, OH, all MLS deals. I've read over James Wise's Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods but at 7 years old it's surely a bit dated. I haven't found similar re...
Robert M.
Rent Increases
Hi Everyone, I would like to increase rent but have a tenant that is telling my property manager that they are on fixed income and cannot afford higher rent. The unit is rented under market value and I am only asking...
Hilary Graves
Do you show the property before application?
After advertising our vacant unit, I had several people fill out an application right away, and now I'm getting a round of people who just want a showing to see if they are interested BEFORE they pay the money to fill...
Henry Bagh
Make it make sense (Trying to SCALE into purchasing SFV Rentals)
Hi all, I have about $1M saved and I am looking to get into buying rentals out of state. I live in Los Angeles. I don't mind doing the dirty work, I don't mind working hard. I just want numbers to make sense. I also p...
Bienes Raices
AC problem again-- what to do now
I've posted before about this problem--now it appears to be back.
My old tenants complained repeatedly that the house was getting too hot. It has a Goodman air handler inside and a heat pump outside. The AC guy came ...
Lynnette E.
Small storage units, are they profitable?
How are small storage units profitable? One near a small 4 unit apartment I just bought has less than 50 units. They rent from $30 to $60 a month. About 20% have double locks, which I am guessing means they did not...
Joshua Branovsky
Chicago Garden Units and General Market Questions
Hello BP, first time posting here. I will be moving to the north side of Chicago this summer around the Evanston area and want to buy my first investment property (I have tons of questions). My plan is to house hack u...
Joy D.
Garage Conversion to Living Space
Hi there!I'm contemplating adding a bedroom with a bathroom into my single-car garage space... nothing major, just a simple space conversion. Has ANYBODY gone through the permits process and done this? The costs from ...
Tyler Labelle
Adding Mini splits in duplex
I just went under contract on 3 all brick duplexes that have window unit heating and cooling. local PMs are telling me thats going to limit my rental cap. they said 50$ a month more for non window unit. these are ...