Rich Weese
dominos falling?? What if???
Ok- subject is euros. Greece and Portugal are kinda messed up. Now, Germany and France are threatening to depart the euro. IF this were to happen, is euro dead? Are we(the U.S.) going to loan (read- give away) money t...
Adam Detig
Newbies/Lurkers: What is ACTUALLY keeping you from diving in?
For me, I have been a lurker on BP for about 4 months now. I've been reading every book I can get my hands on and burning through podcasts. I knew when I first got on the site, I would be moving across the country wit...
Amanda Lauren Brekke
Buyer is asking for credit from my commission
Hello, Newer Realtor here. I currently have a listing and a buyer came to me with no agent asking if I'd represent him if I were to give him a 1% credit of my commission. CA commission is 5% total, 2.5% per side. He t...
James Paine
The Demographic Cliff - Book Review
Hello All! I just finished book 7th book of the year. I am a little behind but I have been traveling a lot and picking some pretty long books. I might have to get a few shorter ones in so I can hit my goal of 52 books...
Joshua Bailey
1st rental property showing a 35.75% CoC return.
Applied for a heloc today to start getting into my 1st investment property. The one I am looking at shows a CoC return of 35.75%. Its been on the market for 2 years, not sure why. I'm looking at it in a few days. The ...
Eric Long
Why are we Sleeping on Puerto Rico?
I have searched BP forums in a few ways to see what the chatter is about Puerto Rico and the posts that pop up are old. Very surprising. I understand that PR is kind of USA territory but kind of not - which will under...
Zack Kahl
Calgary Market Insight
Hey everyone,Just curious on Calgary investors current outlook for the market. I have been browsing around and finding that some townhouses/condo/apartments are sitting under 200k. From what I can see these are gettin...
Amanda Larson
Favorable landlord states Minnesota? Nevada? Arizona? Ohio?
Hi guys, Another question! I'm in California- where I hear has the WORST landlord friendly laws. It sounds miserable. If anyone has any horror stories, please share! even though it will probably scare me and add to my...
Ken D.
Potential tenants that can't speak any English.
Today a family of 6 (3 adults, 2 babies, and a 10 year old) viewed one of my apartments but only the 10 year old could speak English. I tried my best to speak to the adults through the 10 year old but the child strug...
Hanaa Abou Ouf
What factors help you decide to sell a property?
When do you say enough is enough, and decide to sell a property ( and I am not talking numbers/cash flow of course) I have two triplexes in Las Vegas, and it has been issue after issue with these properties. Repairs, ...