John Bradley
First Deal..4 plex BRRRR or Wholesaling?
So like the title implies- I've been listening to Bigger Pockets for the last year and a half straight since an investor i met that has a $2 million portfolio recommended them to me. Since that time I've gotten my rea...
Mark Hall
Successes in home automation for rental units?
I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts. Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...
Henry Zhou
Scammed by Xplicit Home Loan
I would like to report Xplicit Home Loan (https://www.xplicithomeloan.com/) for fraudulent activity. I saw their Facebook post promoting their quick collaborative mortgage service and decided to try it for a property ...
Mandela Muhammad
Personal experience with property managers, what a horror story?
Every where you read property managers charge you 10 percent of the rents to manage a propterty for you. What they don't tell you is: 1) That's ten percent before expenses get taken out.2) Sure they manage the propert...
Micky Fokken
Should I rent out my house?
This is probably a very commonly asked question, "Show I rent out my house?". In 4 years I am planning on upgrading to a bigger house. I have a solid 3/2 house in a town with 2 colleges.
I am thinking about using a...
Dylan Tettemer
Advice needed investing far from home
I currently live in Japan and really wanna get started on investing in real estate back in the states. Would it be a good idea to purchase a property while I'm here? How could I do it?
C. Lowe
What would you do???
Hello to all my fellow BP members-
After 16 years, I've left accounting and finance to pursue a career in real estate. I completed my Florida real estate sales associate licensing exam on Saturday, and now it's time...
Justin Fox
Showing a house and collecting applications.
Right now I'll send a interested person our criteria and set up a date/time to view the property. After the viewing I'll typically get their email (if I don't already have it) and send them an application (PDF). Has...
Robert S.
Standing water in window well
My basement has flooded, possibly due to standing water in one of the window wells. There is water pooling up under the mulch next to the window well on the side of the house, and I can see water seeping into the wind...
Allen Scott
Indianapolis Property Management
Hello, Bigger Pockets! I'm a new investor who recently purchased a duplex in the Indianapolis area using a turnkey provider. I am very unhappy with the property management company that was included as part of the tu...