John P.
New Landlord: Baptism by Fire
I closed on a small new construct SFH in a another state a few weeks ago. It's a turnkey setup with property management (PM) in place. At first, everything is OK. Several potential tenants look at the house each wee...
Tze Chen
buying mom's condo with sister; how screwed am I?
Hi, mom died last year and my sister wants me to go in on her condo ... condo in Cook Co. IL suburbs is worth about 75K with the garage. There are four of us, and my sister and I are looking to buy out my brother and ...
Nick S.
Investing in MULTIFAMILY in DC / MD / VA
Hi Everyone,I'm excited to joine this community and I am a fairly new investor. I've saved about 15,000 and am currently looking to purchase a multifamily and "house hack" in the DC / MD / VA area. Given my current am...
Frank Gucciardo
Tenant Died - Working out next steps
I found out yesterday that one of my tenants was killed in a car accident early Saturday morning. I feel terrible to say the least. This is in my three family property and he was room mates with another guy who is h...
Paul Crowson
Permit Issues With City of Houston
Has anyone had a permit issued lately in Houston when rehabbing an old house?Ok here is my story today... I am updating an old house and front porch. The City of Houston saw on google maps that I changed the roof line...
Mike Schoeffel
Buying property and an RV, and using it as a vacation rental
So I wanted to get everyone's take on this idea. I recently inherited $80K, and am considering buying a piece of property in Florida (St. Pete area or the Emerald Coast) and an RV/Airstream/Tiny home and renting it ou...
Erin Elam
Probate Status Timing
Hello BP family,I have read a few articles and blogs regarding probate but I am still questioning the timing. I read an article by @Sharon Vornholt that the seasonal timing is important and that's definitely understan...
Tim Toney
Spokane house surprise
Greetings,My uncle just passed away and he owned a couple of houses in Spokane. I have family there but I haven't lived there since 1989. I am somewhat experienced in REI, with several rentals in another state.I am lo...
Andrea Georger
Abandoned property from evicted tenant Queens NY
Hello, My grandmother recently passed away. She owned a duplex, which she resided in the bottom of. She had a nightmare tenant in the upstairs portion that took two years to evict. He was finally evicted in January ...
Nicholas Stephens
Tenant Won’t Get Out
Hi everyone, I inherited some re-rental properties from my parents who recently passed away. And one of the houses the tenant refuses to leave. I’ve hired a lawyer to help get them out, but I am confused as to how lon...