Sam Leon
What caused these scars on the toilet seat cover?
I wonder what caused the toilet seat cover to have scars like this. Heat? Tenant said it's bad quality plastic.
Sarah Ali
Is not having/finding tenants a real concern? what do you do if you can't find any?
One of my concerns with buying a rental property is not finding tenants (or worse, finding bad tenants). Is this a real concern? How do you mitigate it?Where do you get the money to pay for the mortgage for those mont...
Simon Gill
Carpet Supplier and Installer Bay Area Recommendation
Hi BP!I'm currently shopping around to find a quality Carpet supplier for my 2 bed/2 bath condo. I need about 800 sq ft and I'm going with carpet because I have an infant running around. Any recommendation for best p...
Yash Mirchandani
Deep Work in Real Estate
Currently reading the book Deep Work by Cal Newport where he talks about one major factor to being successful (most of the time) depends on the ability to do deep work. This he notes will provide one the ability to qu...
Timothy W.
Dumbest things your realtor has said to you.
Alright, let's admit it. We've all heard some pretty dumb things out of realtors. This just happened to me this week and is easily my favorite. I would say only what he said, but you need the background story to ge...
Joe Long
Multifamily investing safe bet
Five years ago I invested in my first 2 unit. Despite hearing all the rumors on how much of a headache it is being a landlord I went for it anyways.My model was to invest in a nice unit that cost a little more upfron...
Brenden Kanakaole
How to get started with direct mail
Looking for suggestions for an affordable and effective direct mail service for a newbie investor? All suggestions welcome. I have 4 list that needs attention. Also does anyone have a great cold calling script or link...
Karen Moreau
Keep and Rent? OR Sale and Invest Elsewhere?
Very new to this and Bigger Pockets - have watched/listened to as much as possible - till cross eyed. Learned so much, thankful for BP! I'm too green to make this decision - it must be the right one. *Inherited fami...
Teresa Buchanan
Newbie Question-rental property
Hi. I'm new to Biggerpockets. My intention is to buy rental income property. I live in the SF Bay Area where re is prohibitively expensive for most, including me. I own my primary residence here but was thinking about...
Scott Prock
Clarification on Cap Rates
Greetings!I just read an article by Forbes where the author - Brad Thomas - mentioned something regarding cap rates that has me confused.Quote - "As a REIT analyst, I use cap rates on a daily basis for comparing the v...