Dean Attali
Dealing with a very expensive demanding new tenant - suggestions?
Hi BPI'm a new landlord after purchasing my first SFH in September, and my property manager placed a tenant in the house starting November 1. In the 7-8 weeks that the tenant has been there, there hasn't been a single...
Arianne L.
First Rental Refinance - BRRR
Just wanted to share the results of our first rental refinance / delayed financing. My husband and I are in our first year of our real estate investing career. Hope to encourage some of the newer people here. There ar...
Ushi Hastie
Direct Mail Message to Tax Delinquent Properties...
Hello,I am completely burned out on finding deals using bandit signs. I would like to create a system that is more targeted and scalable & have decided to test out direct mail to tax delinquent properties. Tryin...
Shiloh Lundahl
Is BUYING in a GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT even that important anymore?
The reason for this post is because I often read other investors post about looking for a property in an area where they have good schools. We did that. We bought a home in Burbank, California, a very expensive suburb...
Account Closed
Help! HOW Do New Parents Do This?!
Ugh, so today was a big challenge that, sadly, made me pause and question how the heck I'm going to do real estate with a new baby. I know I can do it... I'M DETERMINED TO! But I need advice. How do others do it? ...
Daniel D.
Raising rents and feeling guilty??
Hey Everyone, I hope i put this in the correct category.
I generally do not do yearly rent increases on my properties if the tenant is clean, pays on time, and is overall a good tenant. I might raise 2% every 2-3 ye...
Tom V.
Need some help here with tenants. Serious problem. Please!
Hi all, having a serious situation here at a 3 family property I own.
It's a 3 family property. A few months back, the 3rd floor tenant stopped paying rent. Evicted him. Cost a couple grand to do, but got rid...
Kimberly Kesterke
I take issue with the term "slumlord" and here is why
Landlords have a noble mission. We provide safe and clean housing to our tenants, keep homes maintained and reasonably respond to our tenants requests. We provide housing options so that the government doesn’t have to...
David Krulac
What things have you found in foreclosed/abandoned houses?
In the thread about the TV show Property Wars, it was brought up about things found in and on foreclosed property.
1. In a recent one there was the last occupant's ashes. I called the relative to come get the ashes...
Eric Barnett
Incentives to Encourage Tenants to Pay On Time?
I have that typical one property (fourplex) that gives me a monthly headache when it comes time to collect. I'll receive all kinds of stories on why they don't have the full rent, can I pay you rest in two weeks, etc...