Rizwan Halim
Should I rent to a smoker?
I have a prospective tenant apply who seems a great fit and is a friend of a friend. I recently found out he is a smoker. I did not even think to ask but instead saw him smoke. I was all ready to rent to him.
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Adolphus Fletcher
Can you avoid personally guaranteeing mortgages through business?
Let's say I already formed a new LLC that would be designated for REI. How do I get business credit strong enough to avoid having to personally guarantor commercial or residential mortgages through my business? Is th...
David Caradonna
STR / Airbnb Arbitrage
Hey everyone. Has anyone used any air bnb arbitrage companies for their rentals instead of furnishing and managing yourself?
I have a property I'm almost done flipping in Lakeland, FL. It's about an hour away from m...
Jason Mills
Networking and Investing in Portland, OR
Hello everyone! I am new to Bigger Pockets, and just starting to dig around and get to know the lay of the land here. I've read through the Ultimate Beginner's Guide and look forward to lots more reading to come. Figu...
Justus Angan
Creative ways to raise $40k?
Tapped into my primary home equity and have a $100k HELOC. Want to secure another $40k for DP without using my reserves. Single family property with ADU. Main house and ADU has long term renters wanting to stay. $700k...
Mike Percy
Avoiding self-employment taxes on LLC rental income
Hello Bigger Pockets community,I am looking into the possibility of investing out-of-state in a buy-and-hold rental property for passive rental income. I am considering a structure of holding the title in a land trust...
Collin Hays
Lawsuit Part II: Negligence versus gross negligence
This is worth five minutes of your reading time.
If you have a liability claim at your vacation rental, the claimant is alleging negligence on your part and asserting that you are then liable for damages as a result....
Bob Collett
Property Management - Cleveland
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a new property management client with a number of properties in the Cleveland area. As I began onboarding the existing tenants, one of the tenants was quick to say: “Oh, I just wanted...
Pyrrha Rivers
My first rent check!
Hello BP. It seems as an eternity since I embarked in this Real Estate investing adventure we share. I decided to go the buy and hold route.I will tell the tale of what seems like the longest coming rental check ever....
Andrew Carlson
My tenant might be a prostitute
The tenants ‘boyfriend’ leaves the property and oddly enough, another male shows up for a short amount of time. This happens regularly, according to the on-site care taker of the property. There’s either drug dealing,...