Jeff Schleyer
How to rent place. What are we doing wrong?
Earlier this summer, my wife and I bought an older city town home that we renovated lightly (updated bathroom and kitchen), within a reasonable budget. We ran into a 2 month setback with our first contractor and decid...
Steve Vaughan
My wife was laid-off today. 3 lessons.
After 14 years, my wife just got laid-off indefinitely along with probably 50% of her colleagues. Shes in the aerospace Industry and Boeing was their largest customer by far.
I'm not predicting gloom and doom for a...
Michaela G.
Parent interefers in tenant lease
What would you do? We have an artist community here and I've had a new tenant (white) and her boyfriend (black) sign a lease last Friday. This is in a historic black neighborhood - it's important, you'll see. They gav...
Sandy Spence
Tenant refuses to remove dog - quick help please!
We are planning to show our rental unit to an applicant soon and our tenant is saying "no. You can show it after we move." We replied that as it states in our lease terms we can enter the property with 24 hours notice...
Jaron Walling
Oceanpointe Investments owned property... hmmm
Hello, Newer member to Bigger Pockets but fairly knowledgeable with residential real estate. Question: I'm looking at duplex in Indianapolis, IN that's listed for $60,000. Condition looks okay from the pictures. Befor...
Loring Hinds
Renting former principal residence- first time landlord
I have purchased a new home and intend to rent my current house. Cash flow will be neutral to slightly positive, but the Tampa market seems to be finally rebounding. My goal is to capture the appreciation that will ...
JD Martin
The psychology of "Do it yourself"
I'm interested to see what some other, more experienced REI say about this concept.I have always been a DIY guy. I built my own house - literally, built my own house, contracting out just a few parts of the job - and ...
Mehmet Eksik
More equity or less money down on my first purchase ?
I am buying my first property for rental income . It is 4-plex . I have couple finance options. The first one Is putting %10.5 down 4.62 interest rate no seller concession . So I am paying 37K out of my pocket with ...
Nigel Prentice
Current Hard Money Lending Rates? (Jan 2020)
Hello,I've done a few deals as a private investor, lending money out to buddies who are doing fix and flips and buy and holds. My money is lent to them to acquire the property and for construction costs. Things have g...
Jarrett Boyes
Hurricane Ian Impact on Future
We are in the process of trying to close on a property in Cape Coral and obviously have been put on pause with the hurricane. What are the thoughts on how the area will be able to bounce back from a tourism standpoi...