Alex J.
Duplex in Houston, thoughts on the deal and on the city
I am in escrow for my first investment property in Houston TX and wanted to get thoughts on the deal...ill provide as much i can to help readers decide good or bad.Some pre-deal info: This is not my first investment ...
Roberto Santana
Jump right in or pay off Debt
Good day BP,So I searched the forum and found a lot of good subjects with advice but it wasn't really geared to my situation. If I missed it I would really appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction. Future...
Tyler Mehigan
Cats and Dogs and Pets, Oh My!
Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Is it worth it to allow pets for rental properties to increase the amount of potential tenants or should I reduce risk of property damage/loud animals and not allow ...
Brent Davidson
How to properly pay a contractor?
When you're hiring a contractor, how do you handle payment. Will they want payment before? If so, it doesn't make much sense to pay until you're sure the work is complete, right?
It makes sense to me to pay half be...
Rick Doshier
Considering buying, bulk rental!!!!
Here is a question that I have for all the expert landlords out there.
My folks own roughly 50 rental units, in a small town of about 14,000 people. There is still a note on the rentals that has 4 years left, monthl...
Jacob Lopez
1st Time Investor - House Hack Multi-Family Unit - Worth it to buy ASAP?
Hello BP Community!I have recently located an ideal MFP in the Chicago suburbs (Bellwood) that I would like to invest in. The property overall is in nice shape with some work needing to be done on replacing carpets, s...
Pedro Jean
Tenants with no credit
I am renting out a studio apartment, the majority of applicants don’t have credit at all. Would any of you landlords out there rent to people who don’t have credit at all? What else can I take into considerations besi...
Jonathan Streufert
Calling yourself the "Landlord" or "Property Manager"
In a book I was reading, the author made a point to say that calling yourself the "landlord" or "owner" of a rental property in front of a tenant can lead to some rather unfortunate scenarios. Rather, letting the tena...
Sam Leon
Tenant accommodation during invasive repairs
So I have a rather tricky situation that I need to resolve at a rental condo. I own one of the units out of a total of eight in the building.There is a copper drain pipe leak inside the common wall between my unit an...
J Scott
A BiggerPockets Partnership
It's not a success story yet, but I wanted to post about a great partnership that has evolved from BiggerPockets relationships...
As some of you know, Marty Boardman and I presented together at the BP Summit back in ...