Robert Hansen
Future house hack for an unfinished basement
I'm about to start building a new house and leaving the basement unfinished right now so I can do a house hack in the future (maybe summer 2021). Are there any things anyone would recommend I do now during the initia...
Phillip Martin
Inherited light rehab house for first family rental property?
Good afternoon BiggerPockets fam,My family and i inherited my grandmothers 1942 house in "downtown" Rose Hill, NC. i say that in quotation marks because there is hardly a downtown. Rose Hill is an old tobacco town tha...
Lucy Smi
rent to a 90 year old tenant
One of my tenants wants to move his 90 year old mom into another unit of ours near him. She will pay her monthly rent out of her trust. What are the things we should consider or ask or note when renting to a very seni...
Paul K.
Raised rent 3 months ago starting May 10th
Hey BP community,
I raised rents by 6% on February 1st taking effect starting in May. Now Corona has hit and one tenant says she can't pay and the other just paid the the old amount. Question is should I still enfo...
Drew Sylvia
My First Deal - Catching Up
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $285,000
Cash invested: $12,500
First real estate investment. Acquired with a friend as a partner (50/50 spl...
Timothy Lewman
March 2020 Massachusetts Closed sales stats
There are two sets of data that I cover to compile my information. 1) The Warren Group, reports ALL transactions recorded by the Registry. This encompasses not only the 3 MLS services but also the intra-family trans...
Pete Abilla
Bloomberg Article: Upcoming collapse of rental market
Thoughts on this? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-12/if-landlords-get-wiped-out-wall-street-wins-not-renters
Tanner Vandevere
Refinance Interest Rates
New to bigger pockets. I am 27 and until now was extremely focused on paying off my home. (Following Dave Ramsey’s advice). I now have about $100k in equity. Owe $120k was appraised at $235k. I am in the middle of ref...
April L. Williams
RE Bookkeeping Software Suggestions
I have many years experience in accounting, bookkeeping, and doing tax returns for personal/small business. However, I do not have any experience when it comes to real estate accounting, which I know can be an entire ...
Lizandro Castaneda II
New Real Estate Agent
What are some tips and tricks for people who want to become real estate agents? Any common mistakes that we should be aware of? Please feel free to share any advice or mistakes if you like, I’d be happy to listen and ...