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Has anyone bought a home through a home ownership program or a first time homebuyer program? What was the process throughout that whole experience? Pros and Cons? Can you house hack? In the Los Angeles - San Gabriel V...
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I'm not talking about "cover the ceiling in aluminum foil to keep the NSA from implanting ideas in your brain" types of "tips" - I'm looking for strange advice that actually works out. Example: Don't buy a property di...
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Hi all,I've been a landlord for the past 12 years or so but only recently got serious about ramping up. I recently added a couple units, plan to expand quickly, and am realizing that successful self-management is heav...
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We are closing on our first quadplex next month. We currently have 3 long term rentals and are self managing. What are some tips and tricks or advice you would give to better manage a quadplex that might differ from a...
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A friend and I met this lady who wants to sell her property in a suburb of Denver, Co. Running the numbers it seems like a pretty good deal, my friend lives there and he could manage it as a rental. When we started di...
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Hello BP,We are currently trying to come up with an accurate, yet cost-effective method of tracking inventory we stock on our trucks. This includes regular items needed in order to repair and maintain rental properti...
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what is best accounting software for rental properties?
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For the Pros out there what would you advise High School students or young college students who want to get into REI?
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Hi everyone,I recently purchased my second property which is a multi family home. As I’m sitting here thinking I’m not so sure how to go about tracking rents paid as well as security deposits made by tenants. When I o...
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Do you use Buildium for property management? What 1-3 tips do you have for how to best use Buildium? Any other thoughts related to Buildium we should know about?