Xun He
Very frustrated with terrible terrible tenants, two in a row.
Hi Everyone,I felt extremely frustrated recently as a relatively new landlord. I had unbelievably bad luck to meet two very bad tenant families in a row in 3.5 years as a new landlord. Because of my first tenants allo...
Pachalo Mkandawire
How to structure JV Flip Calgary
Hi bigger pockets family.Me and two people that i have known through work are planning on doing a JV flip sometime in spring this year and i'm wondering how to go about it.We planning on buying houses cash and rehabbi...
Joey C.
Buy now with cash? Or wait to finance.
I currently have 50-60k to invest in my first rental property. There are many single family homes and condos for sale in my area listed anywhere from 40-70k. Here is where the question arises. I was discharged from ...
Matthew John
Having Trouble Understanding how to Scale using Private Money
Hey guys, Over the past month I've purchased 2 properties, one SFH for me to live in and one Duplex where I can rent out both units. I financed both properties through Chase. The SFH I had to had my mother cosign sinc...
Kimberly Kesterke
Story of a W2 Landlord- How I got started w/ a full-time job
At 26 years old in 2006, the responsible thing to do at the time was to buy a house. At that moment in time mortgage companies were handing out mortgages to anyone with a pulse, and lucky for me, I had one. I found a ...
Brandon Drayton
How to Create Criteria for Buy and Hold
Hey Team,
I am brand new to Real Estate Investing, and I've come to the conclusion I want to be in this for the long haul. I'm constantly listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast, and one of the things that I see that...
Christian Bors
Signing a lease a month in advance, what do you collect?
On Tuesday, I am having my newly accepted tenant sign a lease starting 10/1. Since the lease won't begin until October, what should I expect as far as collecting first month's and security deposit. We agreed to a 1....
Ryan Louz
Philadelphia PA vs Columbus OH - Which is better for an out of state investor?
I'm an out of state investor from California with $150k in cash looking to buy a single family in either Philadelphia PA or Columbus Ohio.Which area would you recommend between these two?I'm leaning towards Philadelph...
Account Closed
Why I Stick With Military Rentals.
Many of you may not know that the United States Military is only made up of 1% of America's population, with thousands of service members spread across the country and the world. For those who join it's a path to a ca...
Shane H.
Bend policy on 3x rent requirement?
Hi BP'ers!
I have a rental that I am listing at $635 a month in a C area. I have had several calls on it, and one in particular I wanted to ask your opinion about.
Her and her husband are on SSI disability (I do not...