Rod Desinord
Who needs to pay a guru when you can just come on BP and be connected to great minds?
I will say I have spent a little bit of money under $500.00 i would say trying to learn about how to invest in real estate. But i can truly say I have learned a lot about real estate on this site. Has anyone else had ...
Noureen A S.
How do I prevent tall grass violations on section 8 rental home?
I'm renting out my townhome for section 8 for the first time.When the previous (non-section 8) tenant occupied, I received a fine for a tall grass violation (the tenant did not own a lawn mower and I did not hire enou...
Taylor Jennings
LoopNet - Anybody use this online service to post properties?
I discovered LoopNet recently which allows you to search and filter investment property listings, but it looks tailored to REA and Brokers.
I did however see a search that enables you to filter properties und...
Hernan B.
First Timer: Security Deposit, Rent in Cash, and more
I am officially in the process of collecting rent for the first time ever. I have collected rent from one unit in the form of a money order and a second in cash. What is everyone's strategy to collecting rent in cash...
William Hochstedler
Can I tie up a short-sale property while I wait for it to foreclose?
A client (buyer) came to me interested in a listed house in the pre-foreclosure process. The listing agent is not local and doesn't impress me as being able to get a short sale done as there are 4 trust deeds on t...
Joe C.
Just bought my first investment property...from the court house steps.
Hi everyone. I've been a lurker mostly. My first thread.
So after a couple weeks of attending trustee sales at the court house steps, I bought a property. Or at least I hope I did.
The process seemed so simple I did...
Felix Contreras
Foreclosure and Subject to
I have recently started to look at options with subject to and mainly focusing on foreclosure in the area of Greensboro. I am new to this method and have only ever used traditional finance that includes Va and convent...
Daria B.
Bad tenants - we need a database :-(
I know this is probably border line - privacy issue - if not fully frowned upon. :-|The title of my post - these tenants had no respect for the property - why doesn't there exist (again, venting) something that landlo...
Amie D.
Bad Start or Bad PM?
Hi All,I had posted about a year ago about tenants brought in by a new property manager. It seemed to take them a long time to rent the property and I had a bad feeling about these tenants from the start. This was bec...
Jonathan Sher
GRM? Cap Rate?
Hello everyone. This is my first post on the forum besides the new member area. I have been reading a book about investing in Duplexes, Triplexs and Quads. So far, the author has expressed his use of GRM (Gross rent m...