Michael Wade
Tenants' side of duplex won't stay warm in MN wint
Hi all,First-time homeowner (duplex) with first-time problems. Looking for advice on either heating or tenant-relations.I bought an up-down duplex in Minnesota in March of this year and moved into one unit, renting th...
Erik Lindquist
Over priced market
I am living in a market (Marin county cali) where everything is going for well over asking, some of them 200k over! I am a newbie and it does not make sense to even start here when everything is over priced. There are...
Michael Ealy
Apartment Syndicators - a call to protect your investors' MONEY
I see a lot of apartment syndicators lately...of pushing deals that to me - are MARGINAL at best and downright RISKY at worst.I mean I see deals where the project IRR is only 15%-20%. That level of IRR is MARGINAL and...
Sam Hadad
Out of state Investing
since here in Sacramento CA , the prices are so high and there are so many cash buyer investors , that there is barley any inventory left for new investors like myself , is it smart to go ahead and buy houses fr...
Josh Calcanis
DCSR Loan and forms of Financing
Hey BP - I'm finally on the hunt for some new properties for 2022. I've been pumping up the other portions of my portfolio and putting a lot of my time into our startup (which we'll hopefully see an M&A this year)...
Christian T.
Memphis, TN War Zones
What are the war zones in Memphis, TN zips or cities you wouldn't invest, buy or walk at night.
Bill S.
Change of Status - 6 month challenge
So in the vein of previous posts like The 90 day challenge and 1 year challenge I am faced with a 6 month challenge. The story goes as follows.
I have/had a w2 JOB. It's ok, I'm well paid and it provide...
Carl Schmitt
"Flipping a short sale is illegal"
I'm sure all the "flippers" out there read the subject and said, "That's not true!". I would say it all depends. The reason I'm writing this is because as I was speaking with a "short sale expert", she informed me t...
Michael G.
Advice Needed! Residential Tenant w/ a Daycare = Insurance Headache! Help!
Hello Bigger Pockets Real Estate Aficionados... Got a nice juicy one for you here... Hoping someone with better knowledge/experience than me will be able to help out and advise...
SCENARIO
We just rece...
Vitaliy Merkulov
Require applicant to give access to their social media accounts?
When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...