James Munoz
To be or not to be.. A realtor
Hello, BP family! I have been surrounding myself with real estate since November of last year. I have learned many things a long the way. One thing for sure is that you will learn very quickly whether real estate is f...
Gilda VanderHeyden
Loudoun County - Sterling, Virginia - Sell or Hold?
We have a townhouse rental in Sterling, Virginia. Was just curious what your thoughts are about the Northern Virginia (specifically Loudoun County) Real Estate Market. More specifically,
Do you think there...
Tashina Taylor
Having trouble getting a cash out refi
So we seem to be running into the same road block. We have a house that we bought cash and own outright. We wanted to do a cash out refi, but every bank keeps saying no due to the fact that we don't have any other i...
Shay Reddy
Retail tenant not paying rent - Covid Force Majeur
I have some retail tenants who are not paying rent due to force majeure & covid19 Realistically their sales dropped and the government is not allowing them to operate their math tutoring place.As the government i...
Bobby Balow
Help! Tenant destroyed property and need to prioritize repairs
The situation:We very recently purchased a property based on a home inspection that was currently occupied by a tenant. Turns out there was a LOT of hidden damage. From what I understand, there is little we can do bec...
London Robinson
What to do with your first 10k?
Hello BiggerPockets,
So I have saved my first 10k and I have been looking for a good market to invest in rentals (I currently live in Southern California), So far from my online research the Midwest area seems like t...
Joshua D.
does a big Deposit make up for a not so good credit score?
Found a nice couple who wanna move in there landlord reference checked out and good job. Not so good credit scores and declined them for credit scores on transunion smart move. But we gave option for a $7,500 deposit ...
Tyler Thompson
New to Real Estate Investing but Ready to Jump In
Hello BP! My name is Tyler and I am a young professional in SoCal! I graduated college in May of 2018 and have been working in SoCal as a sales executive for a large energy services company. I have no debt, worked all...
Ivan Burley
Newly acquired property, do i charge a new pet deposit?
I recently closed on a duplex and one of the current tenants has a dog. They paid the previous owner a non refundable pet fee. I am wondering if I should charge another pet fee for myself as well! Also they have pr...
Bienes Raices
Termites in REO
I made an offer on an REO (bank never responded, so we were planning to resubmit) and then the agent discovered an inspection report that shows evidence of termites.
Has anyone here ever just lowered their offer amou...