Mike Talbott
Purchasing the unit I’m renting
Hey BP! I’m currently living in a 10 unit apartment complex located on direct inter coastal in S. FL. I’ve been interested in buying the unit and have been reaching out to my landlord. He is unsure of what he wants t...
Rick Kay
Suing PM for double charging of labor.
My property manager paid a bill to a vendor and naturally charged me - all good there. I later audited the bill and found I was charged double for some labor (on two separate lines). The people who did the work retire...
Bea B.
Horror investment - The nightmare came true
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $35,000
Cash invested: $35,000
Sale price: $45,000
My first investment turned out to be a nightmare of every RE...
Danny Minhas
Being Sued.... looking for advice
Hi Everyone,I bought a MF property about 2 years ago and made the rookie mistake of going out on the limb for a family falling on hard times. Long story short, there were issues with the tenants, and I eventually got...
Matthew Drouin
An accountant, a lawyer, and a banker walk into a room....
If you had all the professional experts in one room. What would you ask them?A couple months ago, I was asking my attorney about how to put together an ownership structure for a deal I’m fundraising for. He gave me ...
Pat C.
Florida laws and procedure for eviction of previous owner
Hello BiggerPockets community! This is my first post. I'm a new member and new to real estate investing. I've recently (2 days ago) made a cash offer from a third party auction site of a REO single family property. ...
Craig Montesano
Property Management -- Does it make sense for me?
Hi BP
I got into REI about a year ago...Right now I have 4 SFR and about to close on my 5th. All of my properties are within a 5 minute drive. That being said I can manage them myself...not there is a whole lot of ...
Charles M.
Plan to eliminate Freddie & Fannie
I'm surprised that no one else is discussing this on BP or maybe I just haven't found it but can you please share your thoughts regarding today's news, "Obama to back mortgage finance reform to speed housing recovery...
Carl Devitt
Construction Management classes before doing a fix/flip
In the interest of being more educated in dealing with contractors I'm considering taking construction management classes at a local college in the spring 2015 semester. Has anyone gone this route before getting ...
Chris Donathan
How not to get ripped off for repairs
Hello BP community,
I'm worried I'm paying way too much for maintenance repairs. I currently own two single family rentals in Arkansas. For maintenance repairs I am using our property management. They charge $75 an h...