All Forum Posts by: Lori Greene

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@Jerry Padilla Also, I looked on your BP profile and didn't see your email address listed there. Is there a website where I can find out more about what you do?

@Jerry Padilla Awesome Jerry. That would be great. Would you like to start by writing a blog article about one or both of those topics, like best ways to finance your first BRRR? I will post it right away as soon as you write it. If you don't have time to do that, then I can put you on an experts round-up list and wait for others to chime in about those subjects so I have enough expert tips to create a full article.

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Since we’ve already built a large audience and since we are always looking to build new content for our online comps service blog, we thought, “Hey, why don’t we get some of our content from the most knowledgable real estate professionals around? . . . the BiggerPockets community. And while we’re at it, we can give them free exposure to our audience in return. Win. Win.

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FYI, we don’t only put content into our blog, we also post content on some of the biggest sites online too. We promote our content on various social media sites. And I will post this content (featuring you) on BiggerPockets Marketplace Ads as helpful articles and tips for BP readers too. We also have an email list of 5000 that we will send these articles to. And whenever we post content featuring you anywhere online, we will notify you so you can check it out. Best of all, this extra exposure for you or your site would also be 100% free to you as well.

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I agree with Nathan. If your lease allows the dogs but the city does not, you're in a catch 22 there. You may need an attorney to make sure you can legally satisfy both the lease agreement and the city. An attorney can give you advice on how to get out of it. It may or may not cost you. Some attorney's give a free consultation and some will even answer a few questions over the phone. I've even gotten some great free advice from attorney's right here on BP.

But first, start by asking the city (code enforcement) if they have any suggestions on what you can do about it and what the consequences will be for you your lease allows the dogs and the tenants won't get rid of some dogs. If they can't point you towards a solution, then ask attorney's their opinion on the best course of action. Then hire one if you have to.

It sounds like you are a detail minded person who wants to be very careful with research, planning and the decisions you make. So, if you don't mind putting in a little extra research and you really want to know which rental prices include which utilities, you can call on places for rent and ask what utilities are included. You don't need to pretend like you are a potential tenant, just ask and then say thank you and end the call.

And I do like your idea of talking to the local property mgmt co's. You could also go to local investor meetings and get their opinions as well. I wouldn't put my faith in Rentometer or any online guesstimating system if you want actual facts. Ask actual local people involved in rents there.

Hey all you House Flippers out there in BP World . . .

If house flipping is your main thing or something you've done a lot of, I'd like to hear your opinions on any or all of the following questions (or your own best tips for success):

1. Best ways to find a good flip?

2. Main keys to successfully flipping a house?

3. What should I have in place to make sure the flipping process runs smoothly?

4. Your best advice for managing contractors? How to get rid of bad contractors legally?

5. Key financial considerations I should think about before beginning a new flip?

6. Best tips for coming up with a budget for flipping a property?

7. How is project management important to flipping a property?

8. Common mistakes that can make house flipping a failure?

9. Anything else to add?

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I agree with Aaron about tightening up your current expenses to help you save faster. But in addition to doing that, I also think you could come up with the other $5k you need by wholesaling even one deal. And wholesaling doesn't cost much to get into (minimal things like ads, earnest money or an LLC if you plan to use the disposable LLC method to wholesale the property).

I've never made less than $5k on a wholesale fee and wholesale deals can happen fast if you are good at marketing and you know who to sell them to. I'd be happy to teach you more about wholesaling. It was my jam for a long time. Now, I'm mostly running my comps service, doing a little mentoring and a few flips.

I totally agree with everything that @Ricardo R. and @Nicole A. said. I've seen late payments pile up to ridiculous amounts and they almost never get paid back. I agree with being civil about it but if they think they can take an inch, they'll take 10 miles.

I especially love Nicole's strategy to always start eviction immediately but to also let them know in the notification that it can be undone if they pay up right away (because if they think they are definitely being evicted, sometimes they will just throw their hands up in the air, give up and not even try or they will get mad and wreck your place). You will rarely get late payments if you do it Nicole's way.