Anna Milligan
First time landlords: Getting a tenant
The fact that we are novice in this business will shine through in this post. We purchased our first investment property as a foreclosure on 9/2/16. The idea was a BRRR approach. On top of the $65k price tag, we put...
Gabriel Turmero
Tax Lien & Tax Deed investing
As someone new to tax lien and deed investing, I've been studying up to get the hang of it. Now, I'm looking for some guidance or advice, especially from folks who've done it in Texas, especially in Houston. If there'...
Karin Crompton
Open House - yes or no?
We just put our latest rehab on the market a couple of days ago (and it's a beauty, I must say!). I've had a few people ask whether we are having an open house, w/the implied assumption being that you always host a...
Jennifer Jackson
Tenant Resisting Autopay
I purchased a property with existing tenants. Currently, each of them puts their rent in a dropbox. We changed this method to an online system. All of our tenants have signed up except one, who refuses to use the syst...
John Jacobus
Shopping for Loans While Avoiding Impact to Personal Credit Score
I'm looking for best practices to employ while shopping for mortgage loans for investment properties (small multi-family and SFR). My standard approach is to pursue 3-4 lenders when applying for a mortgage. I typica...
Ben G.
Indianapolis Subject 2 Deal?
I was contacted by a lady in Wayne Township, with a house she want's to sell in Clermont a small town west of Indianapolis. She is 4 months behind on her mortgage. She lost her husband last year, and she has been una...
Joshua Dorkin
Major DDoS / Spam Attack on BiggerPockets This Morning
Hey BP Family - This morning BiggerPockets was attacked by what appears to be some kind of network of spammers, including folks from Korea, Hong Kong, Southern California and elsewhere. This may have been a simple spa...
Steve Rozenberg
Letting Tenants Slide on the Rent!
How Long Will You Let a tenant Slide on the Rent if They Have Had a Personal Emergency?
David M.
Automating Lower-Income Rental Property Management
Hello,My family owns 105 single family rentals with an average rent of roughly $650-$675. The tenants who generally rent from us are working in low-wage industries or collecting SSI disability checks. My father has c...
Rick Turman
Ready for my first flip!
Hey guys. This is a shot in the dark however, it never hurts to ask. I am currently a children's book author, a 9 to 5 er, and would love to get into Real Estate Investing. There is something about Flipping homes and ...