Douglas Larson
Really...!?!... Is there such a thing as a "service hamster?"
Over the past 10 years I have leased a few dozen SFRs in several towns in Utah. I have also had rentals in Hawaii and California. I sometimes have one or two people mention a service dog but this spring I have 2 vacan...
Lucas Hunt
Prioritizing Appreciation vs Cash Flow (10/04/2022)
I'm in Dallas investing in my first single family property. Bigger Pockets has groomed me to aim for a 10%-12% COC ROI, 8% at the lowest. Today I submitted an offer that was 95% of the list price and got beat out by a...
Mike F.
Putting contract without looking at it
I'm an out of state investor looking at an 11 unit complex. The numbers look good and from the few pictures the realtor gave look decent.
My question is should I put a contract for the property and inspect it myself...
Krista Dodson
Are Application Fees worth it?
Our rental unit (5/3 SFH) has typically been a group home with 4 unrelated adults. I have never run background checks or credit checks on tenants, and the only screening I've done in the past was verifying employment ...
Sunny Hande
Tenant approved, lease is not signed yet, can we back out ?
Hi All,This is my first post. We moved to a new house and are planning on renting our current house. We have a property manager who gave application to 2 parties out of which the 1st party didn't meet the criteria bu...
Account Closed
Potential tenant
I have a potential tenant with a score just under 600. This is much lower than I usually find acceptable. The reason given for that score is that this person owns a rental property with someone else and the property i...
Collin Luckett
Raising Money / How to Structure
I have a couple houses I’d like to put under contract as fix and flips and would like to you private money lenders to help fund. I know when you make an offer you typically specify how you plan on funding the deal. I’...
Greg Pratt
Security Deposit - items that can be deducted in MN
Hello,I own a duplex and I just recently had a tenant move out and now it's time to consolidate the security deposit and I had a few questions and suggestions on what items can and cannot be deducted in Minnesota. I ...
Gary Miller
Owner Occupied Offer
I am looking at making an offer on a property in Batavia, NY. It's a 2900sq. ft. 5bedroom, 2bath in a so-so area. The comparables are from 70k to 90k. I am looking at living in the property for around two years ...
Darren Koenenn
Pros and Cons of Buying a New Beach Vacation Rental in FL
I wasn't originally intending on going down the path of investing in weekly rentals nor new constructions, but I found a new development that my wife and I see a lot of potential of appreciation with the ability to ca...