Jason Schimer
How BiggerPockets Saved my Life
I swear this started out as just a sentence:I was born to a father that would drive me to school teaching me about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, anything and everything that involved money. He didn’t drill it but I cra...
Matt Tang
Broker conflict or potential racism?
So I was watching the MLS like a hawk and found a property that I was really interested in literally within 5 minutes of it hitting MLS. The listing agent's main job is as a property manager, but he sometimes lists pr...
Samantha Soto
Smoking Tenant and Disabled Smoke Detectors
We have a duplex under contract right now that we recently had inspected. Both sides of the duplex have long-term, paying tenants. I'm not interested in finding new tenants if I don't have to since each unit is well...
Cara Fazio
Security Deposit Charges
I just had tenants move out a week ago and have incurred some significant expenses getting it cleaned and ready for new occupants. This is a class A rental that was spotless when the tenants moved in 1.5 years ago. ...
Shaun Collins
First-time House Hacking a SMF in Fresno, CA
Hey all,
Would love to hear everyone's advice on my current situation. I recently went under contract for a 4-unit multifamily property in Fresno, CA (C-Class neighborhood, 93726 AC for those familiar) for 385k with ...
Frankie Law
Frankie Law - Newbie from Mississauga, Ontario
Hello fellow members of BP! I am very exciting to have found this website, after spending the past 2 weeks pulling my hairs out trying to figure out the pieces to Real Estate Investing.INTRODUCTIONA little bit about ...
Elisabeth Ihler
Why is building an ADU in Denver so expensive?
I live in Denver in a SF home that is already zoned for 2 units (U-TU-C). Our detached 1.5 car garage needs very extensive repairs so it was an obvious choice to look into simply replacing it with a 2 car garage with...
Deville Nunes
Charging tenants for water
How common is it to charge tenants for water and sewage? Doing so would make this 4-plex property I'm interested in worthwhile. I also feel people wouldn't waste as much if they are paying for it. This property is in ...
Larry Watson
Anyone had experience with building or owning storage buildings?
I have 2 acres in a prime location on a 4 lane highway and was wondering if the highest and best use for cash flow would be to build storage units on it. I don't know if going with a franchise that has a proven system...
Sharon R.
Way to oppose city's overreach?
How can you bypass/ avoid (legally!) an older o r .d i n. a n. c e (2018) imposed by the city (not Atlanta) but still in Fulton county that demands MF to pay an inspection every time before a new tenant enters their ...