Marc Freislinger
Contract assignment or double close?
Since I don't have the resources to fund every deal I come across, I've been doing some research on wholesaling/birddogging. It appears that there are two basic ways to do this.
Contract Assignment
As I understand it...
Kevin OBrien
Negotiating with the property manager?
We found a few rentals nearby to eachother in an area we have been looking at for a while. We were thinking of seeing if the property management would reduce their fees since the rentals are near to eachother. I was w...
Maria Marrero
Renting to brother. Now having issues
So I have an interesting question: I have a SFH that I’m renting to my brother and his family. He was so excited when I evicted my last tenants a little over a year ago bc he really likes this house and wanted to liv...
Bryan Hancock
BP Approved Vendor Discussion
So I was reading through Josh's post here:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/1/blog_posts/4157-don-t-fall-for-the-scam-be-cautious-
about being cautious about who you do business on via the site and there is commen...
Elbert O.
Kitchen/Bathrooms or A/C?
I have a 4 unit multifamily in Chicago and would like to upgrade the vacant unit. The unit is large (1750 sq ft) and is a 3bd/1.5 bath, but the building is old and the units don’t have a/c or dishwasher. PM thinks i...
Brett D.
OmniKey Realty (northern Texas)
Short story: I do not recommend OmniKey Realty.
I know a number of people have wondered about them. Before going with them, I looked and couldn't find much info. So here goes...
Long story:
I was referred to Omni...
Ryan Boren
Chicago Neighborhoods
Hey BP,
I was wondering to hear from someone who is familiar with the Chicago market. I live 30 minutes south of the city and have been hearing there are very good deals in Chicago, but you have to purchase in the ri...
Trevor Muska
Bakersfield, Fresno or Neither?
I know its a long way out but when the High Speed Rail is finished it seems inevitable that some people will forgo the expensive LA and SF rents and move to cities like Fresno or Bakersfield (they already are). There ...
Dean Klein
Long Term tenant - Constant pain
I purchased an upper lower duplex Nov of 17 and inherited both tenants, recently the upstairs guy left and I rented the apartment for over $100 more than he was paying. The downstairs has a tenant who has been there s...
Samantha M.
Do Door Hangers Work?
Thinking of expanding the tools I use in my marketing tool belt. And door hangers came to mind, these are often less talked about around here compared to direct mail or bandit signs.
I know some investors aro...