Duke Vang
How to be a landlord
What does it takes to be a landlord? I want to own a duplex to begin with but I heard you have to hire landlord management? I'm not sure what that is. What do I have to go through to rent out the other half to someone?
Michael Didion
Furnace air filter replacement
My wife and I just got AC installed in our rental and the technician said to change the filter every month. Is it really necessary to change the filter every month? I've only ever changed it about 2 times a year on ou...
Anthony Sanzari
Dealing with Section 8 Tenants
I have received an application from someone who gets section 8 vouchers. The rent will be guaranteed so It's an option I am highly considering but I do not know much about it. I have heard some horror stories about se...
Michelle Martin
Property from hell!!! Advice needed
To make a long story short, I just purchased a SFR out of state that was occupied with a long term tenant. Well the tenant decided to move out a week before escrow closed. On their way out, they left a few broken wind...
Nalo Coban
4plex for $50k - total monthly rents $2200 - whose lending?
In the process of purchasing a 4-plex at $50k. Total rehab costs are estimated $30-40k. Some units need more work than the others. The 4plex has 2br,1bth. The units would rent for $550-600/mo/unit. Have about $30k ski...
Frank Wolter
Out of State investors getting ripped off, heed these warnings!
I am a local investor and I invest heavily in the Cleveland area. But I'm seeing a lot of out of state investors coming and buying here. I use to honestly get a little upset because I was feeling it was going to make ...
Brian Goodwin
Searching for 1st rental...turn key or realtor/PM team???
Hey Community!I am interested in purchasing real estate out of state (live in SF) and was leaning towards using a turn key outfit just for simplicity. I understand that there are some good ones and some bad ones and h...
Todd Bayer
So-called mentors
Is there such thing as a mentor who doesn't charge to teach you how to partner up with them? What ever happened to people who just want to "pay it forward" and genuinely help someone out?
Bryan Hancock
Beating The $52k Solo K Limit For Investors With Multiple Businesses
I am writing about this on BP because I just found out about it and there are bound to be some tax wizards on here that know about about the game theory needed to navigate our ridiculous tax code. I stumbled upon thi...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, July 27, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, July 27, 2020)
This week is a good week for real estate investors (particularly if you have a house for sale). Existing houses sales are up, new home sales are up, inventories are down...