David V.
several tax questions
Hello everyone, i just signed up to Bigger Pockets tonight after about reviewing the sites content for about a month. Best site I have come across to date. With this said, I am fairly new to RE investing, I boug...
Bob Stein
Cat dander in carpet
Hi all.
When in a property, I noticed that a tenant had an unapproved cat. I didnt mention anything. Now, they moved out and the new tenant said he's allergic to pet dander, which the carpet now has. I have to repla...
Braden Hobbs
Tenant is not paying utility bills
Hey all,We have a property in Greeley, CO and found out the tenant has not paid their utilities for the past 3 months and gas will be shut off today if they don't pay at least half of the bill today.This is our first ...
Michael Williams
A job in Self Storage too extreme? want to learn the business
I am very interested in getting into the self storage investment space. This is due to a podcast from Kris Benson on BP, working for a few developers that owned Self Storage in their portfolio, and looking at the favo...
Isaac Pyle
19 or 20 Year Old Being a Landlord?
Hello BP Community!I am educating myself on REI and learning what it would take to pull something like this off. I see where some pieces would need to fall for me to begin down this path, but I am concerned that I wou...
William Johns
Urgent issue w/rental property & downpayment assistance program
Hey Everyone. My wife bought her house in Maryland in 2004. She used a downpayment assistance program through the county. I moved in, in 2010 and we got married in 2012. Last year, we decided to move to California...
Mike S.
Why do I suddenly have no bookings on AirBnB?
Hello,I posted my property on AirBnB late December in Sedona, AZ. I got so many back to back bookings in the first couple of weeks, but the bookings suddenly dropped to zero. I have had no bookings since mid January. ...
Benjamin Sulka
Offer price for an off-market house hack deal
Hey BP,Seeking some help on negotiating/offering a price to an off-market seller.I cold-called an off-market opportunity today and the seller expressed interest in selling if the price was right. This would be a house...
Alan L Donald
"Subject To" Purchases
What happens with taxes and insurance in a "subject to" purchase? I assume the lender mostly doesn't care who the house belongs to, as long as the mortgage is being paid? What about the escrowing of taxes (new rate) a...
Allan Kapoor
Trouble pulling trigger on first rental property?
I'm looking for advice on how to feel more comfortable pulling the trigger on my first out of state rental property. On paper I'm ready - I have the money, I've done the research, I have well-defined property/neighbor...