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Daniel Miller security-deposit awkwardness
22 July 2015 | 26 replies

I know that folks on this forum always recommend (rather strongly) requiring a security deposit along with applications for a rental property.  (This is the deposit for the application, *not* the deposit for actually ...

David Breitzmann Jewelry investment as a RE primer and fear managing tool
8 April 2010 | 39 replies

Hello RE friends,

In an effort to move beyond theory (e.g. reading, speculating, postulating) and into practice there was a need to invest in a commodity.

Commerical paper doesn't seem as interesting because it's ...

James Post The NYC Market can't handle BP plans
5 December 2019 | 27 replies

Hey All,

Newbie here. I have reading a bunch of strategies and plans from all you fine intelligent investors. It seems to me, that no one is really located/investing in the NYC Market. The prices, plans, & scenar...

Greg R. Is cash flow overrated?
29 September 2022 | 84 replies

While cash flow is great and I strive to cash flow as much as I can, in the long run could this strategy be less profitable than buying & holding in a market that will see high levels of appreciation?I hear folks ...

Jason Malabute Cerebral Palsy Couldn't Stop Me From Being A General Partner On 342 Units
21 December 2023 | 7 replies

On December 30, 1988, the doctors had to perform an emergency C-section on my mother as she was giving birth to me. My umbilical cord had wrapped around my neck, cutting off the oxygen to my brain for one minute. When...

Nikki Closser Would you take the 200K and run? Or wait for more appreciation?
30 October 2020 | 43 replies

Hi! So curious what you guys would do in our position.
We bought a house in Seattle (White Center) five years ago and it has appreciated around 200K so far. Each year, we spent a few months in Michigan and we Airbnb’...

Lora H. Tenant is demanding I test for asbestos - Denver, CO
24 September 2016 | 17 replies

Hi BP friends!  I've got a tenant that is asking/demanding that I test for asbestos in my SFH rental.  This home was built in 1951, I bought in 2012; no basement - it's on concrete slab.  It was a fix and flip when I ...

Scott Le Tutorials/advice for painting a whole house myself?
11 October 2015 | 40 replies

I was originally going to outsource the interior and exterior paint, patching, and pressure washing for my 1200 SF SFH rental, but I ended up being way over budget on the rebuilding of a room and now am desperately tr...

Marci Stein Tenant test positive for lead paint on bath tub
6 November 2023 | 41 replies

Not sure how to proceed —2 adult tenants. No children . newly moved in and tested for lead on peeling paint on side of painted bathtub. Positive. From what I’ve read, I am required to remediate this if a child under 6...