Judy South
Increasing Rent - how often/how much?
Just curious if there is a rule of thumb when it comes to increasing rent. How often do you increase rent, by what percent, and how is the increase communicated to your tenants - meaning do you tell them what the incr...
Carmen Rojas
How do I come up with a number to offer
Hi am a real estate agent and I work with investors
I’ve seen distressed properties that I’ve hit up the owners and ask if they’re wanting to sell and they would say no not interested in selling and that’s it so I fe...
Phil Ting
Am I required by law to disclose my license out of state?
Title says it all. I work with two companies. One company I assist in acquisitions all over the midwest. The other company is my employing broker, where I have recently hung my California real estate license. I always...
Bryan Hancock
Our First Crowdfunded Development Deal Is Fully Funded! - Thanks BP!
I wanted to give a shout-out to BP for helping to fund our first crowdfunded deal on iFunding. We raised $603,750 in exactly 24 days, or just over $25k/day. I don't have the exact figures, but I estimate about 25...
Luis Reyes
First time renting out my home in Northern VA. What to expect
Good afternoon BP! This is my first time I will be renting out my home. My property is in Northern VA and i would like to ask the community what I should expect. I know i know i need to search more on the forums to ge...
Joshua Maisel
Section 8 Tenant keeping A/C on 50 degrees
Hi All,Today I was at a rental property replacing the water main shut off valves (both sides of the water meter) in the basement. One of the old gate valves didn't work at all and the other wasn't far behind it so bo...
Bob Hines
Trust us, everything is going to be ok...
...but just in case:
Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/
Ariz. police say they are prepared as War College warns military must prep for unrest; IMF warns ...
Kenneth LaVoie
Mgmt. company vs. own screening
I'm curious if anyone has opinions on whether it's better to use local people, like maybe a private investigator for tenant screening?? Or are the online services complete and trustable?
I bought my first SFR and h...
Robert Hidrogo
I want to make an offer but don't want to seem unreasonable
Hello BP family, I am looking to make an offer on the following property:Condominium 2 bedrooms2 bath1,204 sq ft patio with storage, near pool, wood floors, washer/dryer, fridge includedseller wants $1,850 per month a...
Terry Royce
$7,500 housing rebate
Can anyone provide more info on the first time buyer tax credit?
http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/
Do you just get this as a check, and in addition to your rebate?