Matt Santos
Investor from Port Orchard, Washington
Hello BP Nation! I'm Matt Santos from Port Orchard, Wa. Husband, Father of two and a career Firefighter. I've been involved in RE since I bought my first house in 1998 at age 22. Since then, I've fixed and flipped sev...
Jerry Rubinow
Reasonable fee for tenant screening
I have a tenant that I'm letting out of her lease early - she is one of three people collectively renting a house. In exchange, she is going to locate a replacement that is acceptable to the other tenants and will pa...
Mary E. Taylor
Sale or increase rent?
So 8 years ago I purchased my first rental property it is now paid off but renter is only paying $350 per month he is a family friends dad who only draws ssi however this family friend is a millionaire. So rent and sa...
Kimberly H.
Screening Tenants/My 1st time-Need Help
I have a long story to tell you guys. I was the person that purchase a baltimore city duplex from FNMA, that had my copper pipes cut a day before closing back in August. I will document my journey in a few weeks. I...
John Horner
Zero to 80 deals in 3 years in Columbus, Ohio
October 2013 - Completed my first wholesale deal. I took all that money and put it into marketing, I got my second deal a month later.2014 - I partnered with my cash buyer on both of these deals (still my business pa...
Dean Kao
Rent Control/Lease Problem
My friend is in a weird situation. Lets call him Frank. Frank's friend Todd lives in a rent controlled building. Frank moves in with Todd and the landlord put Frank on the lease through an addendum. The addendu...
Glenn Kopensky
Florida: Tenant in Jail, complete stranger in house
I bought a house in Palm Beach County this year and it came with an existing tenant with a lease. The lease has only one tenant's name and says up to 5 children under the age of 18. After I closed, the county removed...
Julie Rogers
Are larger more expensive homes good rentals.
Are larger, more expensive homes hard to rent.I am concerned that anyone that would rent such a nice place could afford to purchase their own nice home, so finding a renter that would stay for a while, might be diffic...
Karen Bickford
Do you ever feel like a predator?
As investors we are always looking for a good deal as that is how we grow learn and hopefully prosper.I just logged off of the MLS feeling disgusted with myself for feeling like well, a predator. Googling an owner...
April Molina
I spent my Sunday dealing with squatters with a toddler. Lol
How was my Sunday you ask??I currently have a flip or rent property in Philly (whichever comes first) My agent goes by this morning and lockbox is gone. He calls me and asks if I’ve been down there since I am from NYC...